High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-9799
CVE-2017-9799
Description
It was found that under some situations and configurations of Apache Storm 1.x before 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, it is theoretically possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user. In the worst case this could lead to secure credentials of the other user being compromised.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.storm:storm-coreMaven | >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
org.apache.storm:storm-coreMaven | >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4 | 1.0.4 |
Affected products
6- Apache Software Foundation/Apache Stormv5Range: 1.0.0 through 1.0.3
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100235nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039116nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x825-rjww-2245ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9799ghsaADVISORY
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e85ba1a4b44e232aa70eeddfba2a9d8a954127@%3Cdev.storm.apache.org%3EghsaWEB
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e85ba1a4b44e232aa70eeddfba2a9d8a954127%40%3Cdev.storm.apache.org%3Envd
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