Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NashornScriptEngineCreator

published 2026-03-03 8 mo ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also EUVD-2025-208228 , GHSA-c87w-642h-m97h

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.4%; EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 72%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3

maven org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common 2.8.0
apache ranger 2.8.0
org.apache.ranger ranger-plugins-common 2.8.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 8 mo ago (2026-03-03)

Exploit prediction

1.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	9.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
maven	org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common	<2.8.0	2.8.0

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

lists.apache.org /thread/z47q86rho80390lf2qcmoc2josvs0gtv
vendor-advisory, web, mailing-list
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2026/03/02/5
web, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59059
advisory
github.com /apache/ranger
package

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.

Summary