CVE-2026-65948: Apache Ranger

High severity, CVSS 7.3. EPSS: 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Apache Ranger: before 2.9.0 (fixed in 2.9.0)

Published 2026-08-10. Last modified 2026-08-17.