CVE-2026-55799: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GraalScriptEngineCreator 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-2026-55799) involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94) in the GraalScriptEngineCreator component of Apache Ranger. It enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems running Apache Ranger versions up to 2.8.0. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 2.9.0 to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system without authentication, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running Apache Ranger up to version 2.8.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Ranger to version 2.9.0, which fixes this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated. Patch status is confirmed by vendor recommendation to upgrade.
CVE-2026-55799: CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger
Description
Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in GraalScriptEngineCreator 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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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-55799) involves improper control of code generation (CWE-94) in the GraalScriptEngineCreator component of Apache Ranger. It enables remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems running Apache Ranger versions up to 2.8.0. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, indicating critical severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. The vendor recommends upgrading to version 2.9.0 to remediate the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system without authentication, leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system running Apache Ranger up to version 2.8.0.
Mitigation Recommendations
Users should upgrade Apache Ranger to version 2.9.0, which fixes this vulnerability. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated. Patch status is confirmed by vendor recommendation to upgrade.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apache
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-17T14:44:06.089Z
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a79aae9bf8831d53985a7d6
Added to database: 08/10/2026, 10:41:45 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 15:00:54 UTC
Last updated: 09/23/2026, 01:47:43 UTC
Views: 54
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