CVE-2026-65942
Apache Ranger: Clients accept TLS certificates issued for other hostnames
TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache Ranger: Clients accept TLS certificates issued for other hostnames
TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-65942- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-297
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-55247
TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-55247- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qr4j-jp4m-6jhm
TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are...
TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
- Record
GHSA-qr4j-jp4m-6jhm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-297
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-65942- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-297
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Ranger: Clients accept TLS certificates issued for other hostnames
TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-65942- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-297
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-65942 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Ranger, published August 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.