Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Apache Ranger - CVE-2026-42537
Published: August 24, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU144908
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-42537
CWE-ID: CWE-74
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Apache Ranger
How to mitigate CVE-2026-42537
Install security update from vendor's website.
Apache Ranger - update to 2.9.0