CVE-2020-35451

Oozie local privilege escalation

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Published Mar 9, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Apache Software Foundation

Apache Oozie

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 5.2.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:oozie:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Validate the contents of the sharelib after uploading.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-23125	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.434% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/09/2
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8688debdb8b586aab3e53dee2d675fc9212de0ec627a8d3cd43b5ab5%40%3Cuser.oozie.apache.org%3E

History

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Subscriptions

Apache Oozie

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:27 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published: Mar 9, 2021, 3:20 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 4:27 PM
Reserved: Dec 14, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 9, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM

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