# CVE-2018-8029: Privilege escalation vulnerability in Apache Hadoop

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-8029-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-in-apache-hadoop  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-05-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-8029 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2019-05-31

Privilege escalation vulnerability in Apache Hadoop

Technologies: [org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-apache-hadoop-hadoop-main). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-8029 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-8029 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-8029?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 31 May 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.8.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-8029?** Yes. org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): upgrade to 2.8.4 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-8029?** Check whether you run org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven): upgrade to 2.8.4 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main to 2.8.4 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.2.0,fixed=2.8.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-8029
- GHSA-37pw-qw47-4jxm

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