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CVE-2020-35451
Oozie local privilege escalation
Medium4.7EPSS 0.43%
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- apache
Description
There is a race condition in OozieSharelibCLI in Apache Oozie before version 5.2.1 which allows a malicious attacker to replace the files in Oozie's sharelib during it's creation.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.43% · top 62% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Oozie
- affected unspecified – < 5.2.1
What to do
Workaround: Validate the contents of the sharelib after uploading.
References (2)
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8688debdb8b586aab3e53dee2d675fc9212de0ec627a8d3cd43b5ab5%40%3Cuser.oozie.apache.org%3E (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCmailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20210309 CVE-2020-35451: Oozie local privilege escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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