SQL injection in Apache Hive - CVE-2025-62728
Published: November 28, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU118822
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62728
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
Apache Hive
Apache Hive
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary SQL queries in database.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in Hive Metastore Server (HMS) when processing delete column statistics requests via the Thrift APIs. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to the affected application and execute arbitrary SQL commands within the application database.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-62728
Install updates from vendor's website.