CVE-2026-42537 (GCVE-0-2026-42537)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-10 10:24 – Updated: 2026-08-12 15:20
VLAI
Title
Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-12 15:20 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.8.0 (semver)
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Credits
Andrew Rukin (Arenadata)
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