What is GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63?

GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63 is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with Critical severity. Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions \u003c= 2.8.0. Users are...

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63 cover?

GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63 covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2026-40920. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63?

GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63CriticalCVSS 9.8

Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0. Users are...

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2026-40920 →

📋 Description

Privilege Escalation via URL Parameter is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.8.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.0, which fixes this issue.

🔗 References (4)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40920
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zh92fob9gqp196rvz3x9t0d2fnq9g27d
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/08/09/4
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q3p-j6v6-5x63