CVE-2015-1776 json
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Apache Hadoop
published 2016-04-19 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-g48f-ff5h-5f64 , EUVD-2022-3881
- cvss
- 6.2
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache Hadoop 2.6.x encrypts intermediate data generated by a MapReduce job and stores it along with the encryption key in a credentials file on disk when the Intermediate data encryption feature is enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common 2.6.5
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2015-1776 updated cvss 4.3
hadoop: disclosure of encrypted data in Hadoop MapReduce
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 6.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-common | >=2.6.0, <2.6.5 |
2.6.5 |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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mail-archives.apache.org
/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA%40mail.gmail.com%3
mailing-list
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securityfocus.com
/bid/83259
vdb-entry
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1776
advisory
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mail-archives.apache.org
/mod_mbox/hadoop-general/201602.mbox/%3CCAGCyb56CPgQMcxZ7jP87SfM5OKGx+E49DtrzCTQ6+nQf2a4nSA@mail.gmail.com%3E
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-1776
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-g48f-ff5h-5f64
- NVD CVE-2015-1776
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