CVE-2026-65948

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(high)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
46%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic
https://lists.apache.org/thread/cx53rbkxkn5hbvzv8ohwvndzrxhc06qf

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-65948(1)

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

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 47× 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.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 03:36 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-20 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-19 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-19 05:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 19:08 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-17 19:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-17 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 02:06 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-17 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-16 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 03:38 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-16 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 05:11 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-15 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-14 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-14 06:44 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-14 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-13 19:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-12 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 17:34 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-12 17:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-12 06:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-11 19:05 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-11 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 07:43 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-11 07:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-10 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-10 20:05 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.30
  18. 2026-08-10 20:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-10 20:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.3 · severity → HIGH
  20. 2026-08-10 11:19 UTCNVD update
  21. 2026-08-10 10:31 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-10 10:31 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-65948?
CVE-2026-65948 is a high vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2026-65948 disclosed?
CVE-2026-65948 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database 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-2026-65948 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-65948 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 54.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-65948?
CVE-2026-65948 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-65948?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-65948, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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