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CVE-2018-1296

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1296 describes a vulnerability in Apache Hadoop versions 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.0.0, 2.9.0, 2.8.0 to 2.8.3, and 2.5.0 to 2.7.5. This flaw allows an attacker to disclose extended attribute key/value pairs in HDFS by only having search access to a directory, bypassing the requirement for read permission to the actual file. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk for information disclosure (C:H) without requiring user interaction or complex attack vectors. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.5.0, <= 2.7.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:2.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.30%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0330 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainFixed in: 2.7.6
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainFixed in: 2.8.4
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-mainFixed in: 2.9.1
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7Fixed in: hadoop

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-v569-g72v-q434high

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Hadoop

Feb 12, 2019
redhatCVE-2018-1296Moderate

hadoop: HDFS Permissive listXAttr Authorization

Jan 24, 2019

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/a5b15bc76fbdad2ee40761aacf954a13aeef67e305f86d483f267e8e%40%3Cuser.hadoop.apache.org%3E
securityfocus.com / bid/106764
Third Party Advisory