Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Apache Ranger, in the org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common Maven package, is affected in versions before 2.8.0. The source describes a remote code execution flaw in NashornScriptEngineCreator, but it gives few details on the attack conditions. Users should upgrade to version 2.8.0, which fixes the issue.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | Critical | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | GitHub Advisory Database |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.014, the 72nd percentile, on 11 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:17 UTC Confirmed by OSV