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
Published Jun 14, 2017
5.9
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.73%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version 0.6.0 - 0.6.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Ranger | n/a |
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02733) | 85.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.73% (0.02733) | 84.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00538) | 65.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 42.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 40.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 38.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95998 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g Advisory
- https://github.com/apache/ranger/commit/2fcd7f7cc175c0734443638b99c359e24c0f88ff
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8746
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95998 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/apache/ranger/commit/2fcd7f7cc175c0734443638b99c359e24c0f88ff | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8746 |
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