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CVE-2016-6815

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

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

Affected products

• Apache Software Foundation Apache Ranger: 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.6.0 (+1)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94221
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94221
• https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/RANGER/Vulnerabilities+found+in+Ranger

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