Apache Ranger policy engine incorrectly matches paths in certain conditions

MEDIUM 5.9CVE-2016-8746 · GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g · Published 14/06/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8746 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability affecting org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common, ranger (apache).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.7%, higher than 86.1% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 0.6.3 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common Maven	`< 0.6.3`	`0.6.3`
ranger apache	`≤ 0.6.2`	No fix yet

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.

NVD 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.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8746 · ADVISORY
apache/ranger commit 2fcd7f7 · WEB
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger · WEB
GitHub Advisory GHSA-xv7x-x6wr-xx7g · ADVISORY
securityfocus.com/bid/95998 · WEB

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