Is CVE-2017-15536 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2017-15536 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2017-15536 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2017-15536 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-15536?

CVE-2017-15536 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2017-15536

CWE-269Published: February 5, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in Cloudera Data Science Workbench (CDSW) 1.x before 1.2.0. Several web application vulnerabilities allow malicious authenticated users of CDSW to escalate privileges in CDSW. CDSW users can exploit these vulnerabilities in combination to gain root access to CDSW nodes, gain access to the CDSW database which includes Kerberos keytabs of CDSW users and bcrypt hashed passwords, and gain access to other privileged information such as session tokens, invitation tokens, and environment variables.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-15536 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 8.8.