Medium severity · published Mar 3, 2026
CVE-2025-59060
Hostname verification bypass issue in Apache Ranger NiFiRegistryClient is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.7.0
5.3
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Hostname verification bypass issue in Apache Ranger NiFiRegistryClient is reported in Apache Ranger versions <= 2.7.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.8.0, which fixes this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RA
Ranger · Apache
before 2.8.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59060
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59060
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/c4plx81z3xs86vgl3fd95y3q7hhtff05
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/02/4
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