{"id":"CVE-2021-38296","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-38296","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:48:43.526Z","title":"In versions 3.1.2 and earlier, it uses a bespoke mutual authentication protocol that allows for full encryption key recovery.","description":"Apache Spark supports end-to-end encryption of RPC connections via \"spark.authenticate\" and \"spark.network.crypto.enabled\". In versions 3.1.2 and earlier, it uses a bespoke mutual authentication protocol that allows for full encryption key recovery. After an initial interactive attack, this would allow someone to decrypt plaintext traffic offline. Note that this does not affect security mechanisms controlled by \"spark.authenticate.enableSaslEncryption\", \"spark.io.encryption.enabled\", \"spark.ssl\", \"spark.ui.strictTransportSecurity\". Update to Apache Spark 3.1.3 or later","published":"2022-03-10T09:15:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:01:49.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-294"],"affected":["apache/spark","oracle/financial services crime and compliance management studio"],"epss":{"score":0.01845,"percentile":0.78896,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/70x8fw2gx3g9ty7yk0f2f1dlpqml2smd","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/70x8fw2gx3g9ty7yk0f2f1dlpqml2smd","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38296","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}