CVE-2026-40920

Apache Ranger: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter

State: Published
Severity: 9.8 Critical
Published: Aug 10, 2026
Updated: Aug 12, 2026
Reserved: Apr 15, 2026

Description

Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	9.8 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-287 Improper Authentication

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Apache RangerApache Software Foundation	2.8.0 and earlierAffected

References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/zh92fob9gqp196rvz3x9t0d2fnq9g27dvendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/4

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