CVE-2018-11767

In Apache Hadoop 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.3 to 2.8.4, 2.7.5 to 2.7.6, KMS blocking users or granting access to users incorrectly, if the system uses non-default groups mapping mechanisms.

Published: Mar 21, 2019
Updated: Nov 9, 2025
CVE: CVE-2018-11767
GHSA: GHSA-5cf4-jqwp-584g
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v2:

Severity: Medium
Score: 5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

CWE-269

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
apache / hadoop	2.9.0	2.9.1.x
apache / hadoop	2.7.5	2.7.6.x
apache / hadoop	2.8.3	2.8.4.x
org.apache.hadoop / hadoop-main	2.7.5	2.7.7
org.apache.hadoop / hadoop-main	2.8.3	2.8.5
org.apache.hadoop / hadoop-main	2.9.0	2.9.2

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CVE-2018-11767

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