Apache Software Foundation 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-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-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-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-2026-65945 [MEDIUM] CWE-532 CVE-2026-65945: Logs contain replayable JWT tokens in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgra Logs contain replayable JWT tokens in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2016-6815 [MEDIUM] CWE-255 CVE-2016-6815: In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password f In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password for users with "admin" role.

CVE-2025-59060 [MEDIUM] CWE-297 CVE-2025-59060: Hostname verification bypass issue in Apache Ranger NiFiRegistryClient is reported in Apache Ranger Hostname verification bypass issue in Apache Ranger NiFiRegistryClient is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.0, which fixes this issue.

CVE-2017-7677 [MEDIUM] CWE-862 CVE-2017-7677: In environments that use external location for hive tables, Hive Authorizer in Apache Ranger before In environments that use external location for hive tables, Hive Authorizer in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 should be checking RWX permission for create table.

CVE-2019-12397 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 CVE-2019-12397: Policy import functionality in Apache Ranger 0.7.0 to 1.2.0 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting Policy import functionality in Apache Ranger 0.7.0 to 1.2.0 is vulnerable to a cross-site scripting issue. Upgrade to 2.0.0 or later version of Apache Ranger with the fix.

CVE-2016-8746 [MEDIUM] CWE-426 CVE-2016-8746: Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy does not contain wildcards and has recursion flag set to true.