CVE-2026-65942 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0.
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 High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

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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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://lists.apache.org/thread/pp6on4yyht3z8l0ktfo1xydhjzjbn4gt

History

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}` 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		TLS hostname verification issue in Apache Ranger Client Code in versions <= 2.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
Title		Apache Ranger: Clients accept TLS certificates issued for other hostnames
Weaknesses		CWE-297
References		https://lists.apache.org/thread/pp6on4yyht3z8l0ktfo1xydhjzjbn4gt

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2026-08-10T10:21:05.273Z

Updated: 2026-08-10T19:58:09.112Z

Reserved: 2026-07-23T16:26:02.359Z

Link: CVE-2026-65942

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T10:34:38.574Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-10T11:30:16Z

Weaknesses

CWE-297

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