# CVE-2024-29869: Apache Hive Incorrectly Assigns Permissions for a Critical Resource

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-29869-apache-hive-incorrectly-assigns-permissions-for-a-critical  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-01-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-29869 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-01-29

Apache Hive Incorrectly Assigns Permissions for a Critical Resource

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-29869 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-29869 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-29869?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 January 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-29869?** Yes. org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven): upgrade to 4.0.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-29869?** Check whether you run org.apache.hive:hive-exec (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.hive:hive-exec (Maven): upgrade to 4.0.1 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.apache.hive:hive-exec to 4.0.1 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.apache.hive:hive-exec (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-29869
- GHSA-c476-j253-5rgq

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- [Improper Authentication in org.apache.hive:hive, org.apache.hive:hive-exec, and org.apache.hive:hive-service](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2015-1772-improper-authentication-in-org-apache-hive-hive-org-apache-hive)
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