VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8746
Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy does not contain wildcards and has recursion flag set to true.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 2.73%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Apache Ranger before 0.6.3 policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions when policy does not contain wildcards and has recursion flag set to true.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.73% probability · 86th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- apache/ranger
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 2.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95998Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+RangerRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95998Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+RangerRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.