CRITICALpublic-safe

CVE-2026-40920

NVD: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. NVD: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVSS
9.8 Severity
CRITICAL EPSS
0.0051 (41) KEV
-

Source-published summary

NVD: Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. NVD: Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

Possible impact

Source describes privilege escalation risk. Possible impact: An attacker may cross a privilege boundary and gain more access than intended.

Affected context

Affected product or version requires source confirmation.

Remediation / advisory

Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: version.

Why it matters

Source describes privilege escalation risk. Possible impact: An attacker may cross a privilege boundary and gain more access than intended.; CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL); EPSS percentile 41; not listed in KEV; Patch confirmed by source text; fixed version context: version; sources: NVD.

What to verify

Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.

Exposure hint

exposure unknown

Impact tags

privilege boundary review

Urgency reasons

CVSS CRITICALvendor advisory presentrecent updateremediation reference present

Source-derived note

Summary derived from NVD description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.

Redaction metadata

source summary used: True
fallback summary used: False
unsafe procedural detail present: false
raw source displayed: false
public summary redacted: true

Remediation handoff

Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.

Handoff JSON Handoff Markdown Safe Codex prompt

Safety note

This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.