CVE-2026-42537: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger
Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-42537) in Apache Ranger (<=2.8.0) involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94) through JDBC URL injection, enabling remote code execution. The issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system by injecting malicious code via the JDBC URL. The Apache Software Foundation has released version 2.9.0 to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to complete compromise of the affected system, including unauthorized code execution, full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects the critical severity and ease of exploitation without privileges or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Ranger to version 2.9.0 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigations or temporary workarounds are documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory recommending upgrade to 2.9.0.
CVE-2026-42537: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger
Description
Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 9.8critical
Affected software
Apache Software Foundation
Apache Ranger
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-42537) in Apache Ranger (<=2.8.0) involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94) through JDBC URL injection, enabling remote code execution. The issue allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system by injecting malicious code via the JDBC URL. The Apache Software Foundation has released version 2.9.0 to fix this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to complete compromise of the affected system, including unauthorized code execution, full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The CVSS score of 9.8 reflects the critical severity and ease of exploitation without privileges or user interaction.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Ranger to version 2.9.0 or later, which contains the official fix for this vulnerability. No other mitigations or temporary workarounds are documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor advisory recommending upgrade to 2.9.0.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-04-28T16:15:14.168Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a79aae9bf8831d53985a7d0
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 10:41:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 15:00:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/23/2026, 13:47:44 UTC
Views: 65
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