Apache Ambari Improper Access Control

published 2017-03-28 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-j76q-99x2-v7vq , EUVD-2022-4297

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.4%; EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

maven org.apache.ambari:ambari 2.4.2

Exploit prediction

2.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.5	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
GitHub	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.ambari:ambari	>=2.4.0, <2.4.2	2.4.2

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari

Classification

Weakness

CWE-284 Improper Access Control

References

cwiki.apache.org /confluence/display/AMBARI/Ambari+Vulnerabilities#AmbariVulnerabilities-FixedinAmbari2.4.2
web, release-notes, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/97184
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6807
advisory
github.com /apache/ambari
package
web.archive.org /web/20200227181557/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97184
web

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-6807
GitHub Advisory GHSA-j76q-99x2-v7vq
NVD CVE-2016-6807

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary