VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-28672
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Ranger.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.63%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Ranger. This issue affects Apache Ranger: from 0.6 through 2.8.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.63% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-77
- Affected
- apache/ranger
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS moved from 2.6% on 24 September 2026 to 2.6% on 27 October 2026.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/99ysjqcmz950o3jgm6pqx1wb696onzq7Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.