BlackTreeIndependent security intelligence
← Back to the CVE catalogue
Full vulnerability report · 2021
CVE-2020-9492High confidence

In Apache Hadoop 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.3, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.10.0, WebHDFS client might send SPNEGO authorization header to remote URL without proper verification

n/a · Apache Hadoop

8.8HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

Select the national-authority views to include. The exact source language is shown on each matched advisory. Your choice is remembered on this device and encoded in the shareable URL.

Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2022-0976

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

In Apache Hadoop 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.3, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.10.0, WebHDFS client might send SPNEGO authorization header to remote URL without proper verification.

What

In Apache Hadoop 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.3, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.10.0, WebHDFS client might send SPNEGO authorization header to remote URL without proper verification.

Why

The application performs an authorisation check, but it does not correctly enforce the required permission boundary.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

In Apache Hadoop 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.3, and 2.0.0-alpha to 2.10.0, WebHDFS client might send SPNEGO authorization header to remote URL without proper verification.

Why

The application performs an authorisation check, but it does not correctly enforce the required permission boundary.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Incorrect Authorization → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-863 ↗

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CHighConfidentiality impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.IHighIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkCWE-863
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-0227IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erweitern, Administratorrechte zu erlangen, beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0556Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ecord?id=CVE-2020-36184 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36185 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36185 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36186 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36186 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36187 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36187 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36188 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36188 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36189 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36189 Référence CVE CVE-2020-36518 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36518 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8840 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8840 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8908 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8908 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9492 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9546 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9547 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9548 Référence CVE CVE-2021-20190 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20190 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22569 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22573 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22573 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23926 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23926 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27807 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-202

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0512Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

ord?id=CVE-2019-14892 Référence CVE CVE-2019-14893 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14893 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16335 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16335 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16942 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16942 Référence CVE CVE-2019-16943 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-16943 Référence CVE CVE-2019-17267 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17267 Référence CVE CVE-2019-17531 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-17531 Référence CVE CVE-2019-20330 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20330 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8840 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8840 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9492 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9546 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9547 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9548 Référence CVE CVE-2021-25642 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25642 Référence CVE CVE-2021-33036 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-33036 Référence CVE CVE-2021-37404 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37404 Référence CVE CVE-2022-25168 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-25168 Référence CVE CVE-2022-26612 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-202

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2022-AVI-928Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-26116 Référence CVE CVE-2020-27619 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27619 Référence CVE CVE-2020-28469 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28469 Référence CVE CVE-2020-4051 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-4051 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7598 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7598 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7656 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7656 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7788 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7788 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8203 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8203 Référence CVE CVE-2020-8492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8492 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9492 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22569 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22569 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22959 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22959 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22960 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22960 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23337 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23337 Référence CVE CVE-2021-23450 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-23450 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29425 Référence CVE CVE-2021-3177 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3177 Référence CVE CVE-2021-32803 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-912Multiples vulnérabilités dans IBM Qradar

.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3856 Référence CVE CVE-2019-3857 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3857 Référence CVE CVE-2019-3863 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3863 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9636 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9636 Référence CVE CVE-2019-9924 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9924 Référence CVE CVE-2020-13954 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13954 Référence CVE CVE-2020-1971 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1971 Référence CVE CVE-2020-27777 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-27777 Référence CVE CVE-2020-7226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7226 Référence CVE CVE-2020-9492 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9492 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22555 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22555 Référence CVE CVE-2021-22696 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-22696 Référence CVE CVE-2021-27219 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27219 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28163 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28163 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28165 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28165 Référence CVE CVE-2021-28169 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-28169 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29154 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-29154 Référence CVE CVE-2021-29425 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=C

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2021-AVI-545Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM

De multiples vulnérabilités ont été découvertes dans les produits IBM. Elles permettent à un attaquant de provoquer une exécution de code arbitraire à distance, une atteinte à la confidentialité des données et une élévation de privilèges.

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
Apache Hadoop 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0-alpha1 to 3.1.3, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.10.0
Fixed
An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 26 Jan 2021 · Last source change 4 Aug 2024, 10:26 UTC · CWE-863 · Incorrect Authorization

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceNIST NVD
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-0976
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceNIST NVD
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

View recent updates →

No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2022-0976↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Patch or update reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2020-9492 · cve.blacktree.nl