CVE-2022-33891: Apache Spark Command Injection Vulnerability

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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name
Apache Spark Command Injection Vulnerability
Vendor
Apache
Product
Spark
Added to the catalog
2023-03-07
Due date for US federal agencies
2023-03-28
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Catalog version
2026.10.30

Apache Spark contains a command injection vulnerability via Spark User Interface (UI) when Access Control Lists (ACLs) are enabled.

Required action (CISA)

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Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

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NVD analysis

Status
Analyzed
Published
2022-07-18T07:15:07.600
Last modified
2026-06-17T04:49:25.943
Weaknesses
CWE-78

The Apache Spark UI offers the possibility to enable ACLs via the configuration option spark.acls.enable. With an authentication filter, this checks whether a user has access permissions to view or modify the application. If ACLs are enabled, a code path in HttpSecurityFilter can allow someone to perform impersonation by providing an arbitrary user name. A malicious user might then be able to reach a permission check function that will ultimately build a Unix shell command based on their input, and execute it. This will result in arbitrary shell command execution as the user Spark is currently running as. This affects Apache Spark versions 3.0.3 and earlier, versions 3.1.1 to 3.1.2, and versions 3.2.0 to 3.2.1.

MetricScoreSeverityVectorScored by
CVSS 3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H[email protected] (Primary)
CVSS 3.18.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)

References

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CVE record

Title (CNA)
Apache Spark shell command injection vulnerability via Spark UI
Assigner
apache
State
PUBLISHED
Published
2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
Updated
2025-10-21T23:15:38.160Z
Problem types
CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The Apache Spark UI offers the possibility to enable ACLs via the configuration option spark.acls.enable. With an authentication filter, this checks whether a user has access permissions to view or modify the application. If ACLs are enabled, a code path in HttpSecurityFilter can allow someone to perform impersonation by providing an arbitrary user name. A malicious user might then be able to reach a permission check function that will ultimately build a Unix shell command based on their input, and execute it. This will result in arbitrary shell command execution as the user Spark is currently running as. This affects Apache Spark versions 3.0.3 and earlier, versions 3.1.1 to 3.1.2, and versions 3.2.0 to 3.2.1.

References

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GitHub Advisory Database

GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8: Apache Spark UI can allow impersonation if ACLs enabled

Severity (GitHub)
high
CVSS
8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
Weaknesses
CWE-78
Published
2022-07-19T00:00:29Z
Updated
2026-06-09T12:58:12Z
  • maven org.apache.spark:spark-parent_2.12: affected <= 3.0.3
  • maven org.apache.spark:spark-parent_2.12: affected >= 3.1.1, < 3.2.2, first patched 3.2.2
  • pip pyspark: affected >= 0, < 3.1.3, first patched 3.1.3
  • pip pyspark: affected >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.2, first patched 3.2.2

The Apache Spark UI offers the possibility to enable ACLs via the configuration option `spark.acls.enable`. With an authentication filter, this checks whether a user has access permissions to view or modify the application. If ACLs are enabled, a code path in HttpSecurityFilter can allow someone to perform impersonation by providing an arbitrary user name. A malicious user might then be able to reach a permission check function that will ultimately build a Unix shell command based on their input, and execute it. This will result in arbitrary shell command execution as the user Spark is currently running as. This affects Apache Spark versions 3.0.3 and earlier, versions 3.1.1 to 3.1.2, and versions 3.2.0 to 3.2.1.

A previous version of this advisory incorrectly stated that version 3.1.3 was not vulnerable. Per [GHSA-59hw-j9g6-mfg3](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-59hw-j9g6-mfg3), version 3.1.3 is vulnerable and vulnerable version ranges in this advisory have been changed to reflect the correct information.

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Also known as / affected packages

GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8

Also known as: CVE-2022-33891. OSV.dev record, GitHub advisory.

  • Maven org.apache.spark:spark-parent_2.12: introduced 0, last_affected 3.0.3
  • Maven org.apache.spark:spark-parent_2.12: introduced 3.1.1, fixed 3.2.2
  • PyPI pyspark: introduced 0, fixed 3.1.3
  • PyPI pyspark: introduced 3.2.0, fixed 3.2.2

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Detection rules (SigmaHQ)

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

D3FEND ontology version 1.6.0.

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  • CISA

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  • GitHub Advisory Database

    Source: GitHub Advisory Database, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Changes: fields selected and reformatted by ransomware-tracker.com.

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  • GitHub Advisory Database via OSV.dev

    GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8: GitHub Advisory Database, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), provided as is, without warranties. Retrieved via OSV.dev (https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8), which enriches records; fields selected and reformatted by ransomware-tracker.com.

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  • SigmaHQ

    "Apache Spark Shell Command Injection - Weblogs" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-33891/web_cve_2022_33891_spark_shell_command_injection.yml.
    Licensed under the Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/Detection-Rule-License

    Detection Rule License (DRL) 1.1

  • SigmaHQ

    "Apache Spark Shell Command Injection - ProcessCreation" by Nasreddine Bencherchali (Nextron Systems) (SigmaHQ). Rule: https://github.com/SigmaHQ/sigma/blob/ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84/rules-emerging-threats/2022/Exploits/CVE-2022-33891/proc_creation_lnx_exploit_cve_2022_33891_spark_shell_command_injection.yml.
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Cite this page

Dragons Eye Ransomware Tracker, "CVE-2022-33891: Apache Spark Command Injection Vulnerability",
entity page, dataset version ref-39564fa0a75e, updated 2026-11-02T23:39:54.475Z,
https://ransomware-tracker.com/cve/CVE-2022-33891 (accessed 2026-11-03).
Underlying source: CISA Catalog of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, version 2026.10.30.
Underlying source: National Vulnerability Database (NIST), CVE API 2.0, record last modified 2026-06-17T04:49:25.943.
Underlying source: CVE List (CVE Program, The MITRE Corporation), record updated 2025-10-21T23:15:38.160Z.
Underlying source: GitHub Advisory Database, GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8, updated 2026-06-09T12:58:12Z.
Underlying source: GitHub Advisory Database, GHSA-4x9r-j582-cgr8, via OSV.dev, modified 2026-06-09T13:15:17.419178115Z.
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule 1a9a04fd-02d1-465c-abad-d733fd409f9c, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
Underlying source: SigmaHQ rule c8a5f584-cdc8-42cc-8cce-0398e4265de3, commit ccbb0369507f796db0b0ae6854c8a2be471b9d84.
Underlying source: MITRE D3FEND, ontology version 1.6.0.

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