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Critical, CVSS 9.8

Alluxio vulnerable to arbitrary code execution

CVE-2023-38889GHSA-xrrh-h86w-pwfj

What to do

Vendor response not established. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check back for a fix.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

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Affected packages

  • Maven org.alluxio:alluxio-parent

    Affected
    <= 2.9.3
    Fixed in
    no fixed version recorded

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS
9.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
  • CVE-2023-38889: 1.08% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 65.06 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

An issue in Alluxio v.2.9.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the username parameter of lluxio.util.CommonUtils.getUnixGroups(java.lang.String).

Dates and revisions
Published by the source
Last modified by the source
Source last checked
  1. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from ghsa record GHSA-xrrh-h86w-pwfj

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2023-38889

Advisory: Alluxio vulnerable to arbitrary code execution
IDs: CVE-2023-38889, GHSA-xrrh-h86w-pwfj
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2023-38889 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:16 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.alluxio:alluxio-parent: affected <= 2.9.3

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.alluxio:alluxio-parent: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.alluxio:alluxio-parent.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrrh-h86w-pwfj (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xrrh-h86w-pwfj lists affected ranges: Maven org.alluxio:alluxio-parent >=0 <=2.9.3)

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