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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-1836 · published 21 December 2015

CVE-2015-1836: Ibm infosphere biginsights improper access control vulnerability

Ibm · Infosphere Biginsights

Apache HBase 0.98 before 0.98.12.1, 1.0 before 1.0.1.1, and 1.1 before 1.1.0.1, as used in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 3.0, 3.0.0.1, and 3.0.0.2 and other products, uses incorrect ACLs for ZooKeeper coordination state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage), obtain sensitive information, or modify data via unspecified client traffic.

7.3 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 7.4% · top 5.8% CWE-284 · Improper access control
7.3CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
7.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Apache HBase 0.98 before 0.98.12.1, 1.0 before 1.0.1.1, and 1.1 before 1.1.0.1, as used in IBM InfoSphere BigInsights 3.0, 3.0.0.1, and 3.0.0.2 and other products, uses incorrect ACLs for ZooKeeper coordination state, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon outage), obtain sensitive information, or modify data via unspecified client traffic.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201505.mbox/%3CCA+RK=_CFiTfQ2d0V+kuJx_y5izmYccaKjXaJ3V72KK7tbOhbkg
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969546 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034365
https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/csb_topic_1.html
http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/www-announce/201505.mbox/%3CCA+RK=_CFiTfQ2d0V+kuJx_y5izmYccaKjXaJ3V72KK7tbOhbkg
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21969546 Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034365
https://www.cloudera.com/documentation/other/security-bulletins/topics/csb_topic_1.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-1836), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.