SB20260824186 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Ranger



SB20260824186 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apache Ranger

Published: August 24, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20260824186
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 10
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 10 vulnerabilities.


1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-28672)

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary commands.

The vulnerability exists due to command injection in UnixUserGroupBuilder when processing a username. A remote user can supply a specially crafted username to execute arbitrary commands.


2) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-40920)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control in URL parameter handling when processing requests. A remote user can modify a URL parameter to escalate privileges.


3) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-42537)

CWE-ID: CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to jdbc url injection in database connection handling when processing a supplied jdbc url. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted jdbc url to execute arbitrary code.


4) Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44416)

CWE-ID: CWE-913 - Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper control of dynamically managed code resources in plugin-schema-registry when instantiating arbitrary classes. A remote attacker can trigger arbitrary class instantiation to execute arbitrary code.


5) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-55799)

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

CVSSv4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper code generation control in GraalScriptEngineCreator when processing crafted input. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input to execute arbitrary code.


6) Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-55814)

CWE-ID: CWE-306 - Missing Authentication for Critical Function

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication in download APIs when handling download requests. A remote attacker can send crafted requests to disclose sensitive information.


7) Improper validation of certificate with host mismatch (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-65942)

CWE-ID: CWE-297 - Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to intercept or modify transmitted data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper certificate validation in Apache Ranger client code when establishing TLS connections. A remote attacker can present a certificate issued for a different hostname to intercept or modify transmitted data.


8) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-65945)

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper exposure of sensitive information in log files when recording JWT bearer tokens. A remote attacker can obtain replayable JWT bearer tokens from logs to disclose sensitive information.


9) Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-65948)

CWE-ID: CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CVSSv4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise accounts via brute-force attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to improper protection against excessive authentication attempts in UnixAuth when processing authentication requests. A remote user can send repeated authentication attempts to compromise accounts via brute-force attacks.

UnixAuth is involved.


10) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-32227)

CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands.

The vulnerability exists due to SQL injection in lookup functionality when handling user-supplied lookup input. A remote attacker can send crafted input to execute arbitrary SQL commands.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.