CVE-2016-0735
Apache Ranger Access Restriction Bypass
Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resource-level access restrictions by leveraging mishandling of a resource-level exclude policy.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resource-level access restrictions by leveraging mishandling of a resource-level exclude policy.
- Record
CVE-2016-0735- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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
Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resource-level access restrictions by leveraging mishandling of a resource-level exclude policy.
- Record
CVE-2016-0735- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-1884 No score
Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resource-level access restrictions by leveraging mishandling of a resource-level exclude policy.
- Record
EUVD-2022-1884- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-22v7-w6c5-v4rr
Apache Ranger Access Restriction Bypass
Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resource-level access restrictions by leveraging mishandling of a resource-level exclude policy.
- Record
GHSA-22v7-w6c5-v4rr- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-22v7-w6c5-v4rr
Apache Ranger Access Restriction Bypass
Apache Ranger 0.5.x before 0.5.2 allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended parent resource-level access restrictions by leveraging mishandling of a resource-level exclude policy.
- Record
GHSA-22v7-w6c5-v4rr- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.ranger:rangerMaven |
0.5.0 up to 0.5.2 | 0.5.2 |
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-2016-0735 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) 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 1.67%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.ranger:ranger 0.5.2.