CVE-2015-0266
Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.
- Record
CVE-2015-0266- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.
- Record
CVE-2015-0266- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-0282 No score
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.
- Record
EUVD-2015-0282- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7ccv-hhvc-62hg
Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.
- Record
GHSA-7ccv-hhvc-62hg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7ccv-hhvc-62hg
Apache Ranger allows users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs
The Policy Admin Tool in Apache Ranger before 0.5.0 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions via direct access to module URLs.
- Record
GHSA-7ccv-hhvc-62hg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ranger:rangerMaven |
before 0.5.0 | 0.5.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-0266 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Apache Ranger, published April 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.10%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ranger:ranger 0.5.0.
References
mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/ranger-dev/201508.mbox/%3CD1E7EC30.9D53F%25vel%40apache.org%3E
slideshare.net/wojdwo/big-problems-with-big-data-hadoop-interfaces-security
securityfocus.com/bid/76221
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-0266
web.archive.org/web/20200228073944/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76221
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7ccv-hhvc-62hg