Apache Ranger vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-44416 [CRITICAL] CWE-94 CVE-2026-44416: Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Class Instantiation in plugin-schema-registry component in Apach Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Class Instantiation in plugin-schema-registry component in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2025-59059 [CRITICAL] CWE-94 CVE-2025-59059: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NashornScriptEngineCreator is reported in Apache Ranger versi Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NashornScriptEngineCreator is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2026-42537 [CRITICAL] CWE-20 CVE-2026-42537: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgr Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2026-28672 [CRITICAL] CWE-77 CVE-2026-28672: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Ranger. This issue affects Apache Ranger: from 0.6 through 2.8.

CVE-2026-55799 [CRITICAL] CWE-94 CVE-2026-55799: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GraalScriptEngineCreator in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GraalScriptEngineCreator in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2016-0733 [CRITICAL] CWE-287 CVE-2016-0733: The Admin UI in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 does not properly handle authentication requests that lac The Admin UI in Apache Ranger before 0.5.1 does not properly handle authentication requests that lack a password, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by leveraging knowledge of a valid username.

CVE-2026-32227 [CRITICAL] CWE-89 CVE-2026-32227: SQL Injection vulnerability vulnerability in Apache Ranger. This issue affects . Users are recomme SQL Injection vulnerability vulnerability in Apache Ranger. This issue affects . Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes the issue.

CVE-2026-40920 [CRITICAL] CWE-20 CVE-2026-40920: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Users are re Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2018-11778 [HIGH] CWE-787 CVE-2018-11778: UnixAuthenticationService in Apache Ranger 1.2.0 was updated to correctly handle user input to avoid UnixAuthenticationService in Apache Ranger 1.2.0 was updated to correctly handle user input to avoid Stack-based buffer overflow. Versions prior to 1.2.0 should be upgraded to 1.2.0

CVE-2022-45048 [HIGH] CWE-74 CVE-2022-45048: Authenticated users with appropriate privileges can create policies having expressions that can expl Authenticated users with appropriate privileges can create policies having expressions that can exploit code execution vulnerability. This issue affects Apache Ranger: 2.3.0. Users are recommended to update to version 2.4.0.

CVE-2024-55532 [CRITICAL] CWE-1236 CVE-2024-55532: Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in Export CSV feature of Apache Ranger in Apache Ranger Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in Export CSV feature of Apache Ranger in Apache Ranger Version < 2.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.6.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2024-45479 [CRITICAL] CWE-918 CVE-2024-45479: SSRF vulnerability in Edit Service Page of Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger Version 2.4.0. Users ar SSRF vulnerability in Edit Service Page of Apache Ranger UI in Apache Ranger Version 2.4.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version Apache Ranger 2.5.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2016-0735 [HIGH] CWE-264 CVE-2016-0735: Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resourc Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resource-level access restrictions by leveraging mishandling of a resource-level exclude policy.

CVE-2021-40331 [HIGH] CWE-732 CVE-2021-40331: An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability was found in the Apache Range An Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource vulnerability was found in the Apache Ranger Hive Plugin. Any user with SELECT privilege on a database can alter the ownership of the table in Hive when Apache Ranger Hive Plugin is enabled This issue affects Apache Ranger Hive Plugin: from 2.0.0 through 2.3.0. Users are recommended to upgrade t

CVE-2026-55814 [HIGH] CWE-306 CVE-2026-55814: Missing Authentication in Apache Ranger Download APIs on versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to Missing Authentication in Apache Ranger Download APIs on versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2026-65942 [HIGH] CWE-297 CVE-2026-65942: TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recomme TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2017-7676 [CRITICAL] CWE-20 CVE-2017-7676: Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '*' wildcard characte Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '*' wildcard character - like my*test, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.

CVE-2016-2174 [HIGH] CWE-89 CVE-2016-2174: SQL injection vulnerability in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.3 allows remote aut SQL injection vulnerability in the policy admin tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.3 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands via the eventTime parameter to service/plugins/policies/eventTime.

CVE-2026-65948 [HIGH] CWE-307 CVE-2026-65948: UnixAuth lacks brute-force protection in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Note: UnixAuth is NOT a UnixAuth lacks brute-force protection in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Note: UnixAuth is NOT a recommended option for production deployments. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2015-0266 [HIGH] CWE-264 CVE-2015-0266: The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass inte The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.