VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-6807

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability2.45%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-03-28

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

Custom commands may be executed on Ambari Agent (2.4.x, before 2.4.2) hosts without authorization, leading to unauthorized access to operations that may affect the underlying system. Such operations are invoked by the Ambari Agent process on Ambari Agent hosts, as the user executing the Ambari Agent process.

Weakness classification

CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references

security@apache.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@apache.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory