What is CVE-2025-59060?

CVE-2025-59060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-03.

How severe is CVE-2025-59060?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Ranger

CVE-2025-59060

Hostname verification bypass issue in Apache Ranger NiFiRegistryClient/NiFiClient is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.7.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.0, which fixes this issue.

EPSS: 0.003 (24.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Ranger
Apache Software Foundation Ranger — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-297 — Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59060?: CVE-2025-59060 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-03.
How severe is CVE-2025-59060?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.