{"id":"CVE-2017-9799","aliases":["GHSA-x825-rjww-2245"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9799","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","details":"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.","published":"2017-08-09T21:29:01.633Z","modified":"2026-07-08T17:17:04.084116Z","cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.storm:storm-core","fixedVersion":"1.1.1"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.storm:storm-core","fixedVersion":"1.0.4"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b9125bf507ed6f2ca6e85ba1a4b44e232aa70eeddfba2a9d8a954127%40%3Cdev.storm.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100235"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039116"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T17:17:04.084116Z"}}