CVE-2026-28672
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Description
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.
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS score
9.8
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-10 11:17:25.190000
Last modified
2026-10-23 20:10:00.160000
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