CVE-2026-44416: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger
Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Class Instantiation in plugin-schema-registry component 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-2026-44416) in Apache Ranger (<=2.8.0) involves CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) and CWE-470 (Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code). It allows remote attackers to achieve code execution by instantiating arbitrary classes via the plugin-schema-registry component. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 2.9.0 to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Apache Ranger servers, potentially leading to full system compromise, data loss, or service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Ranger to version 2.9.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary workaround is documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's recommendation to upgrade.
CVE-2026-44416: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger
Description
Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary Class Instantiation in plugin-schema-registry component 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-2026-44416) in Apache Ranger (<=2.8.0) involves CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code) and CWE-470 (Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code). It allows remote attackers to achieve code execution by instantiating arbitrary classes via the plugin-schema-registry component. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, no privileges or user interaction required, and impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 2.9.0 to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected Apache Ranger servers, potentially leading to full system compromise, data loss, or service disruption.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Ranger to version 2.9.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other official remediation or temporary workaround is documented. Patch status is confirmed by the vendor's recommendation to upgrade.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-06T14:25:52.322Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a79aae9bf8831d53985a7d3
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 10:41:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 15:00:47 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 01:47:42 UTC
Views: 64
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