CVE-2018-8009

Path Traversal in Hadoop

8.8 HighFix available

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

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: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

6.73%Up 1.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

Record: CVE-2018-8009
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

Record: CVE-2018-8009
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0799 No score

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

Record: EUVD-2018-0799
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6x48-j4x4-cqw3 8.8

Path Traversal in Hadoop

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

Record: GHSA-6x48-j4x4-cqw3
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

Record: CVE-2018-8009
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-6x48-j4x4-cqw3 8.8

Path Traversal in Hadoop

Apache Hadoop 3.1.0, 3.0.0-alpha to 3.0.2, 2.9.0 to 2.9.1, 2.8.0 to 2.8.4, 2.0.0-alpha to 2.7.6, 0.23.0 to 0.23.11 is exploitable via the zip slip vulnerability in places that accept a zip file.

Record: GHSA-6x48-j4x4-cqw3
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-22
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	3.1.0 to 3.1.0	3.1.1
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	3.0.0 up to 3.0.3	3.0.3
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	2.9.0 up to 2.9.2	2.9.2
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	2.8.0 up to 2.8.5	2.8.5
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	before 2.7.7	2.7.7
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	3.1.0 up to 3.1.1	3.1.1
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	3.0.0 up to 3.0.3, plus listed versions 3.0.13.0.2	3.0.3
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	2.9.0 up to 2.9.2, plus listed versions 2.9.1	2.9.2
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	2.8.0 up to 2.8.5, plus listed versions 2.8.12.8.22.8.32.8.4	2.8.5
`org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main` Maven	before 2.7.7, plus listed versions 0.23.10.23.100.23.110.23.30.23.4 Show 34 moreShow less 0.23.50.23.60.23.70.23.80.23.92.0.0-alpha2.0.1-alpha2.0.2-alpha2.0.3-alpha2.0.4-alpha2.0.5-alpha2.0.6-alpha2.1.0-beta2.1.1-beta2.2.02.3.02.4.02.4.12.5.02.5.12.5.22.6.02.6.12.6.22.6.32.6.42.6.52.7.02.7.12.7.22.7.32.7.42.7.52.7.6	2.7.7

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-8009 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Hadoop, published November 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.73%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.hadoop:hadoop-main 3.1.1.

References

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