CVE-2017-7676
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
- Record
CVE-2017-7676- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
- Record
CVE-2017-7676- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0531 No score
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0531- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-758m-6g3q-g3hh
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
- Record
GHSA-758m-6g3q-g3hh- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
- Record
CVE-2017-7676- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-758m-6g3q-g3hh
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character
Policy resource matcher in Apache Ranger before 0.7.1 ignores characters after '' wildcard character - like mytest, test*.txt. This can result in unintended behavior.
- Record
GHSA-758m-6g3q-g3hh- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ranger:rangerMaven |
before 0.7.1 | 0.7.1 |
org.apache.ranger:rangerMaven |
before 0.7.1, plus listed versions 0.6.00.6.10.6.20.6.30.7.0 |
0.7.1 |
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-2017-7676 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) 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 4.20%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ranger:ranger 0.7.1.