CVE-2026-42537

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1.3%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is available — apply it.

Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
60
EG Risk 60/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
EPSS PROB
1.3%
EPSS %ILE
69th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 28, 2026
Fix named in the CVE record.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2026-42537: Apache Ranger: Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/5
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ymwvz8cwv3wm8fq21pnd7fco0l1m4wrp

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42537(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 22× in last 7d / 148× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 317 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-05 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-04 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 14:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-10-04 10:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-04 05:36 UTCEG score recompute
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  7. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-10-03 00:57 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-03 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-10-02 16:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-02 09:24 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-10-02 09:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-10-01 19:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-10-01 15:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-10-01 11:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-10-01 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-30 22:47 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-30 22:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-30 15:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-29 05:27 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-29 05:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-28 10:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-28 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-28 02:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-27 17:00 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-27 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-27 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-25 12:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-25 08:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-25 04:07 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-25 04:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-09-23 21:14 UTCEG score recompute
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  14. 2026-09-23 17:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-23 14:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-09-22 21:18 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-22 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  22. 2026-09-22 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-22 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-21 23:24 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-21 23:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-21 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-21 06:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-21 02:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-20 20:29 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-20 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-20 20:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-20 10:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-09-19 17:26 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-19 17:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-19 12:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-19 07:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-19 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-18 22:15 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-09-18 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-09-18 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-18 13:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  47. 2026-09-18 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-18 00:53 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-18 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-09-17 15:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  54. 2026-09-17 00:50 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-09-17 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-09-16 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-16 06:51 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-16 06:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  61. 2026-09-16 02:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  63. 2026-09-15 06:32 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-09-15 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  71. 2026-09-13 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-09-13 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-09-13 13:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-09-13 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42537?
CVE-2026-42537 is a critical vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.
When was CVE-2026-42537 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42537 was first published on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42537 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42537 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (69th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42537?
CVE-2026-42537 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42537?
A fix for CVE-2026-42537 is available — its CVE record says: "emote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Ranger <= 2.8.0 Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue." The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-42537 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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