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CVE-2018-11760
When using PySpark , it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the…
Medium5.5EPSS 0.60%
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Description
When using PySpark , it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application. This affects versions 1.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 to 2.2.2, and 2.3.0 to 2.3.1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.60% · top 51% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
- Gain Privileges
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Spark
- affected Apache Spark 1.x, 2.0.x, 2.1.x, 2.2.0 to 2.2.2, and 2.3.0 to 2.3.1
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIpysparkGHSA-fvxv-9xxr-h7wj (opens in a new tab)
References (3)
- 106786 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [[email protected]] 20190128 [SECURITY] CVE-2018-11760: Apache Spark local privilege escalation vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [spark-commits] 20190806 [spark-website] branch asf-site updated: CVE-2019-10099 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-fvxv-9xxr-h7wj (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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