# CVE-2025-23196: Apache Ambari: Code Injection Vulnerability in Ambari Alert Definition

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.7.9
- Published: 2025-01-21 · Updated: 2025-02-03

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari: from 8, fixed in 2.7.9

## Description

A code injection vulnerability exists in the Ambari Alert Definition feature, allowing authenticated users to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands. The vulnerability arises when defining alert scripts, where the script filename field is executed using `sh -c`. An attacker with authenticated access can exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious commands, leading to remote code execution on the server. The issue has been fixed in the latest versions of Ambari.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache Ambari, upgrade to a fixed version (2.7.9) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/70g1l5lxvko7kvhyxmtmklhhfrlon837

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