CVE-2026-40920criticalCWE-20CWE-269CWE-287

CVE-2026-40920: critical vulnerability in Apache Ranger

Apache Ranger: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter

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28Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.

ssvc Trackcvss 9.8epss 0.7%
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Apache Software Foundation · Apache Ranger
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