CVE-2026-65948 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

UnixAuth lacks brute-force protection in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0.
Note: UnixAuth is NOT a recommended option for production deployments.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 2.8.0

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.apache.org/thread/cx53rbkxkn5hbvzv8ohwvndzrxhc06qf

History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		UnixAuth lacks brute-force protection in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Note: UnixAuth is NOT a recommended option for production deployments. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
Title		Apache Ranger: UnixAuth lacks brute-force protection
Weaknesses		CWE-307
References		https://lists.apache.org/thread/cx53rbkxkn5hbvzv8ohwvndzrxhc06qf

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-08-10T10:20:18.122Z

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:59:35.403Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T17:28:45.267Z

Link: CVE-2026-65948

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T10:34:43.664Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T12:00:06Z

Weaknesses

CWE-307

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