CVE-2022-45855: Apache Ambari: Allows authenticated metrics consumers to perform RCE

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-917

Description

SpringEL injection in the metrics source in Apache Ambari version 2.7.0 to 2.7.6 allows a malicious authenticated user to execute arbitrary code remotely. Users are recommended to upgrade to 2.7.7.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari: from 2.7.0 before 2.7.7 — fixed in 2.7.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari 2.7.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/302c4hwfjy9lx63jrbhcdx948pxc54l1
https://lists.apache.org/thread/302c4hwfjy9lx63jrbhcdx948pxc54l1

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