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CVE-2018-9159

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 4.60% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-03-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-9159
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
4.60%

Original NVD Description

In Spark before 2.7.2, a remote attacker can read unintended static files via various representations of absolute or relative pathnames, as demonstrated by file: URLs and directory traversal sequences. NOTE: this product is unrelated to Ignite Realtime Spark.