oss-security - CVE-2026-42537: Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection

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Message-ID: <43c49c21-88e5-4193-0936-0904040f8262@apache.org>
Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:29:03 +0000
From: Velmurugan Periasamy <vel@...che.org>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: CVE-2026-42537: Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL
 Injection 

Severity: important 

Affected versions:

- Apache Ranger through 2.8.0

Description:

Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0
Users are recommended to upgrade to version [FIXED_VERSION], which fixes this issue.

Credit:

Andrew Rukin (Arenadata) (finder)

References:

https://ranger.apache.org/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42537

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