CVE-2025-59059 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

Apache Ranger has a Code Injection vulnerability

Published March 3, 2026Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in NashornScriptEngineCreator is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.0, which fixes this issue.

Advisory Timeline

First published March 3, 2026 (223 days ago).
Last revised September 10, 2026 — 191 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common to 2.8.0 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.8.0 for org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common	maven	0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.6.3 (+13 more)	2.8.0

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-94
Code InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-59059?: Apache Ranger has a Code Injection vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2025-59059?: CVE-2025-59059 affects org.apache.ranger:ranger-plugins-common. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2025-59059 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-c87w-642h-m97h

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