{"id":"CVE-2026-65948","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-65948","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T00:14:55.150Z","title":"UnixAuth lacks brute-force protection in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0.","description":"UnixAuth lacks brute-force protection in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. \nNote:  UnixAuth is NOT a recommended option for production deployments. \nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.","published":"2026-08-10T11:17:27.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-24T16:10:00.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"security@apache.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"},"cwe":["CWE-307"],"affected":["apache/ranger"],"epss":{"score":0.00618,"percentile":0.49338,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread/cx53rbkxkn5hbvzv8ohwvndzrxhc06qf","tags":["Mailing List","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@apache.org"},{"url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/11","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65948","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}