CVE-2021-39233
Container-related datanode operations can be called without authorization
In Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0, Container related Datanode requests of Ozone Datanode were not properly authorized and can be called by any client.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0, Container related Datanode requests of Ozone Datanode were not properly authorized and can be called by any client.
- Record
CVE-2021-39233- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Container-related datanode operations can be called without authorization
In Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0, Container related Datanode requests of Ozone Datanode were not properly authorized and can be called by any client.
- Record
CVE-2021-39233- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2282 No score
In Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0, Container related Datanode requests of Ozone Datanode were not properly authorized and can be called by any client.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2282- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-33xh-xch9-p6hj
Incorrect Authorization in Apache Ozone
In Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0, Container related Datanode requests of Ozone Datanode were not properly authorized and can be called by any client.
- Record
GHSA-33xh-xch9-p6hj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0, Container related Datanode requests of Ozone Datanode were not properly authorized and can be called by any client.
- Record
CVE-2021-39233- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-33xh-xch9-p6hj
Incorrect Authorization in Apache Ozone
In Apache Ozone versions prior to 1.2.0, Container related Datanode requests of Ozone Datanode were not properly authorized and can be called by any client.
- Record
GHSA-33xh-xch9-p6hj- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ozone:ozone-mainMaven |
before 1.2.0 | 1.2.0 |
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-2021-39233 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Apache Ozone, published November 19, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.37%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ozone:ozone-main 1.2.0.