CVE-2021-33036 | Apache Hadoop Privilege escalation vulnerability

In Apache Hadoop 2.2.0 to 2.10.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.4, 3.2.0 to 3.2.2, and 3.3.0 to 3.3.1, a user who can escalate to yarn user can possibly run arbitrary commands as root user. Users should upgrade to Apache Hadoop 2.10.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.2 or higher.

Published: 2022-06-15 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2021-33036 is rated High Risk (66.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.23%). EPSS rose +1.19% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-33036

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.04% 3.23% +1.19%
2 2026-05-14 2.10% 2.04% -0.06%
3 2026-01-07 — 2.10% —

Full EPSS history (22 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2021-33036

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 5.9 [email protected]
9.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 8.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2021-33036

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2021-33036

GHSA-58jx-f5rf-qgqf · Severity: high · Ecosystem: maven — User account escalation in Apache Hadoop

OS Trackers for CVE-2021-33036

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33036
suse high CVE-2021-33036 severity important: SUSE including 1 source package names (hadoop), 2 product×package rows across 2 product lines (SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1, SUSE Manager Server Module 4.2): Known Not Affected 2. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-33036/

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2021-33036

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
apache hadoop >= 2.2.0, < 2.10.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop >= 3.0.1, < 3.2.3 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
apache hadoop 3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:apache:hadoop:3.0.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2021-33036

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