CVE-2016-8746
Apache Ranger policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8746- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8746- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0720 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0720- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g
Apache Ranger policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions
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.
- Record
GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-8746- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g
Apache Ranger policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions
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.
- Record
GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-commonMaven |
before 0.6.3 | 0.6.3 |
org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-commonMaven |
before 0.6.3, plus listed versions 0.6.00.6.10.6.2 |
0.6.3 |
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-2016-8746 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Apache Ranger, published June 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.73%, the 86th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common 0.6.3.