What is CVE-2016-6815?

CVE-2016-6815 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-6815?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Ranger

CVE-2016-6815

In Apache Ranger before 0.6.2, users with "keyadmin" role should not be allowed to change password for users with "admin" role.

Published 2017-10-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (80.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 80.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.021 · newest: 0.021 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Ranger — versions 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.5.1
Apache Software Foundation Ranger — versions 0.5.x, 0.6.0, 0.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/94221 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-6815?: CVE-2016-6815 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-6815?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.