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CVE-2018-1334
In Apache Spark 1.0.0 to 2.1.2, 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, and 2.3.0, when using PySpark or SparkR, it's possible for a different local user to…
- 4.7MediumCVSS base score
- 0.50%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 57% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In Apache Spark 1.0.0 to 2.1.2, 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, and 2.3.0, when using PySpark or SparkR, it's possible for a different local user to connect to the Spark application and impersonate the user running the Spark application.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 7 months later
· 7 months later
Published
- 6 years later
· 6 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.50% · top 57% of all CVEs (10 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.
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Spark
- affected 1.0.0 to 2.1.2
- affected 2.2.0 to 2.2.1
- affected 2.3.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.spark:spark-core_2.10GHSA-6mqq-8r44-vmjc (opens in a new tab)
- Mavenorg.apache.spark:spark-core_2.11GHSA-6mqq-8r44-vmjc (opens in a new tab)
- PyPIpysparkGHSA-6mqq-8r44-vmjc (opens in a new tab)
References
2
- https://spark.apache.org/security.html#CVE-2018-1334 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [dev] 20180711 CVE-2018-1334 Apache Spark local privilege escalation vulnerability (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)
- EUVD EUVD-2018-0127 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-6mqq-8r44-vmjc (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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