CVE-2025-59059
RCE in NashornScriptEngineCreator for Apache Ranger <=2.7.0.
Is CVE-2025-59059 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2025-59059 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2025-59059?
CVE-2025-59059 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2025-59059?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2025-59059. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2025-59059 affect?
CVE-2025-59059 affects Apache Ranger <= 2.7.0. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2025-59059?
Upgrade to 2.8.0; restart services; monitor logs
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via Nashorn engine; attacker could run code on Ranger server.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 2.7.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.