CVE-2018-8028: Apache Sentry

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An authenticated user can execute ALTER TABLE EXCHANGE PARTITIONS without being authorized by Apache Sentry before 2.0.1. This can allow an attacker unauthorized access to the partitioned data of a Sentry protected table and can allow an attacker to remove data from a Sentry protected table.

Affected products

• Apache Sentry: before 2.0.1 (fixed in 2.0.1)

Published 2018-08-23. Last modified 2026-06-17.