What is CVE-2026-28672?

CVE-2026-28672 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-28672?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-28672 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Apache Ranger

CVE-2026-28672

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Ranger. This issue affects Apache Ranger: from 0.6 through 2.8.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2026-08-10 · last modified 2026-08-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-24.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Ranger
Apache Software Foundation Ranger — versions 0.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-77 — Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

oscerd/CVE-2026-28672

References

lists.apache.org/thread/99ysjqcmz950o3jgm6pqx1wb696onzq7 (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28672?: CVE-2026-28672 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Ranger, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-28672?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-28672 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.