CVE-2021-34538
Apache Hive Security vulnerability in Hive with UDFs
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 "CREATE" and "DROP" function operations does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 "CREATE" and "DROP" function operations does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.
- Record
CVE-2021-34538- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Hive Security vulnerability in Hive with UDFs
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 "CREATE" and "DROP" function operations does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.
- Record
CVE-2021-34538- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-6416 No score
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 "CREATE" and "DROP" function operations does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.
- Record
EUVD-2022-6416- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v3p8-j597-3xg8
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 `CREATE` and `DROP` function operations do not check for necessary authorization.
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 CREATE and DROP function operations do not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.
- Record
GHSA-v3p8-j597-3xg8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 "CREATE" and "DROP" function operations does not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.
- Record
CVE-2021-34538- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-v3p8-j597-3xg8
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 `CREATE` and `DROP` function operations do not check for necessary authorization.
Apache Hive before 3.1.3 CREATE and DROP function operations do not check for necessary authorization of involved entities in the query. It was found that an unauthorized user can manipulate an existing UDF without having the privileges to do so. This allowed unauthorized or underprivileged users to drop and recreate UDFs pointing them to new jars that could be potentially malicious.
- Record
GHSA-v3p8-j597-3xg8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2025-1751328156 No score
TuxCare security update for org.apache.hive:hive (1 CVE)
TuxCare rebuilt org.apache.hive:hive to address 1 CVE. Fixed in 2.3.9.tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2025-1751328156- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.hive:hiveMaven |
before 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 |
org.apache.hive:hiveTuxCare:Maven |
2.3.9 up to 2.3.9.tuxcare.1 | 2.3.9.tuxcare.1 |
org.apache.hive:hiveMaven |
before 3.1.3, plus listed versions 0.13.00.13.10.14.01.0.01.0.1 Show 25 moreShow less1.1.01.1.11.2.01.2.11.2.22.0.02.0.12.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.12.3.102.3.22.3.32.3.42.3.52.3.62.3.72.3.82.3.93.0.03.1.03.1.13.1.2 |
3.1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-34538 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Hive, published July 16, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.86%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.hive:hive 3.1.3.