CVE-2023-50379
Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
- Record
CVE-2023-50379- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-0717
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
- Record
EUVD-2024-0717- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rghc-9fhx-h32m
Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
- Record
GHSA-rghc-9fhx-h32m- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
- Record
CVE-2023-50379- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
- Record
CVE-2023-50379- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-rghc-9fhx-h32m
Apache Ambari: authenticated users could perform command injection to perform RCE
Malicious code injection in Apache Ambari in prior to 2.7.8. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.7.8, which fixes this issue.
Impact: A Cluster Operator can manipulate the request by adding a malicious code injection and gain a root over the cluster main host.
- Record
GHSA-rghc-9fhx-h32m- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ambari.contrib.views:ambari-contrib-viewsMaven |
2.7.0 up to 2.7.8 | 2.7.8 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-50379 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Apache Ambari, published February 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.06%, the 64th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ambari.contrib.views:ambari-contrib-views 2.7.8.