CVE-2017-12622
Apache Geode gfsh authorization vulnerability
CVE-2017-12622 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Apache Geode, published January 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.08%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.geode:geode-core 1.3.0.
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-12622- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-12622- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4038 No score
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4038- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h22r-h77w-2g5f
Apache Geode gfsh authorization vulnerability
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
- Record
GHSA-h22r-h77w-2g5f- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
- Record
CVE-2017-12622- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h22r-h77w-2g5f
Apache Geode gfsh authorization vulnerability
When an Apache Geode cluster before v1.3.0 is operating in secure mode and an authenticated user connects to a Geode cluster using the gfsh tool with HTTP, the user is able to obtain status information and control cluster members even without CLUSTER:MANAGE privileges.
- Record
GHSA-h22r-h77w-2g5f- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.3.0 | 1.3.0 |
org.apache.geode:geode-coreMaven |
1.0.0 up to 1.3.0, plus listed versions 1.0.0-incubating1.0.0-incubating.M21.0.0-incubating.M31.1.01.1.11.2.01.2.1 |
1.3.0 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
lists.apache.org/thread.html/560578479dabbdc93d0ee8746b7c857549202ef82f43aa22496aa589%40%3Cuser.geode.apache.org%3E
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12622
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GEODE-3685
github.com/advisories/GHSA-h22r-h77w-2g5f