{"cve":"CVE-2017-9799","nvd":{"published":"2017-08-09T21:29:01.633","modified":"2026-06-17T01:28:56.690","status":"Modified","description":"It was found that under some situations and configurations of Apache Storm 1.x before 1.0.4 and 1.1.x before 1.1.1, it is theoretically possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user. In the worst case this could lead to secure credentials of the other user being compromised.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100235","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039116","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e85ba1a4b44e232aa70eeddfba2a9d8a954127%40%3Cdev.storm.apache.org%3E","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100235","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039116"],"products":["apache:storm"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:44:47.710380879+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-9799","score":0.04872,"percentile":0.92052,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-x825-rjww-2245","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-x825-rjww-2245","summary":"Apache Storm it is possible for the owner of a topology to trick the supervisor to launch a worker as a different, non-root, user","modified":"2024-12-02T05:50:16.004768Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.storm:storm-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.storm/storm-core","ranges":[">=1.1.0 <1.1.1"],"fixed":["1.1.1"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.storm:storm-core","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.storm/storm-core","ranges":[">=1.0.0 <1.0.4"],"fixed":["1.0.4"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}