Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection

published 2026-08-10 2 mo ago modified 2026-10-23 16 d ago also EUVD-2026-55251

cvss: 9.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.3%; EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 70%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

apache ranger 2.9.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 2 mo ago (2026-08-12)

Exploit prediction

1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% 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
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 products

Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

lists.apache.org /thread/ymwvz8cwv3wm8fq21pnd7fco0l1m4wrp
vendor-advisory, mailing-list
openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/5
mailing-list, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-42537
NVD CVE-2026-42537

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