How severe is CVE-2024-31866?

CVE-2024-31866 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by CVE-2024-31866?

CVE-2024-31866 affects the following packages: org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter (Maven). Ecosystems affected: Maven.

How do I fix CVE-2024-31866?

Update org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter to 0.11.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-31866 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect CVE-2024-31866 in my Maven dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.

How do I mitigate CVE-2024-31866 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.

How does O3 Security protect against CVE-2024-31866?

O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-31866 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is CVE-2024-31866 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for CVE-2024-31866 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

When was CVE-2024-31866 published, and has it been updated?

CVE-2024-31866 was published on April 9, 2024 and was last updated on August 4, 2026. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

☕ Maven

CVE-2024-31866

CRITICAL

CVE-2024-31866 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2024-31866 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Apache Zeppelin: Interpreter download command does not escape malicious code injection

Also known asGHSA-86jx-wr74-xr74

Published

Apr 9, 2024

Updated

Aug 4, 2026

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

☕org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin.

The attackers can execute shell scripts or malicious code by overriding configuration like ZEPPELIN_INTP_CLASSPATH_OVERRIDES. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin: from 0.8.2 before 0.11.1.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.11.1, which fixes the issue.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
☕Maven	`org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter`	≥ 0.8.2&&< 0.11.1	0.11.1

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.apache.zeppelin:zeppelin-interpreter to 0.11.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2024-31866 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2024-31866 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Tailored to CVE-2024-31866. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output vulnerability in Apache Zeppelin. The attackers can execute shell scripts or malicious code by overriding configuration like ZEPPELIN_INTP_CLASSPATH_OVERRIDES. This issue affects Apache Zeppelin: from 0.8.2 before 0.11.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 0.11.1, which fixes the issue.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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