CVE-2026-42537CWE-20CWE-94code-injection

CVE-2026-42537

Critical · published August 10, 2026

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
1%
Percentile
70.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01289 · 70.0th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation; CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-08-10T15:17Z
Affected products (1)
ProductVersionsFixed in
apache/ranger< 2.9.02.9.0
References (2)
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ymwvz8cwv3wm8fq21pnd7fco0l1m4wrp · [email protected]http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/5 · af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 AUG 10:24Z
    Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection
    cvelistv5