CVE-2026-40920

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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 9.8 Critical

Status

Analyzed - security@apache.org

Published

2026-08-10

Last modified

2026-10-23

Weaknesses

CWE-20, CWE-269, CWE-287

Affected products

• Ranger (Apache)
• Apache Ranger (Apache Software Foundation)

References

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/zh92fob9gqp196rvz3x9t0d2fnq9g27d
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/4