CVE-2026-115644

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-jmxh-862m-3gxj ↗EUVD-2026-112173 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
Apache Software Foundation Apache Kafka >= 2.4.0, < 4.2.2; >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.2
fixed in 4.2.2, 4.3.2
ETK-2026-2897Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
1h 04msince last run
1h 11mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
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trigger signal (cve.org) +0hwaiting for further signals+3h55m
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description

Kafka Connect deployments with a separately configured admin.listeners endpoint may leave admin logger operations outside the configured REST authentication and authorization extensions. An unauthenticated network client could view logger settings or change logger levels, affecting information exposure, logging visibility, or resource use.

mitigation

Upgrade Apache Kafka to 4.2.2, 4.3.2, or 4.4.0, as applicable. Until upgraded, remove or unset admin.listeners so administrative resources use the primary listener's security controls, and limit network access to that listener.

fixed in 4.2.2, 4.3.2

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
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auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
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EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
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agent run time
1h 11m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-28 16:45Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
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Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

No artifact: an exploit or check was attempted but could not be produced at this moment.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-28 16:45Z
    ghsa: trigger signal, started the run
  2. 2026-10-28 16:45Z

this entry in the feed

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  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-112173",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Authentication bypass in Apache Kafka Connect admin REST API",
  "summary": "Kafka Connect deployments with a separately configured `admin.listeners` endpoint may leave admin logger operations outside the configured REST authentication and authorization extensions. An unauthenticated network client could view logger settings or change logger levels, affecting information exposure, logging visibility, or resource use.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade Apache Kafka to 4.2.2, 4.3.2, or 4.4.0, as applicable. Until upgraded, remove or unset `admin.listeners` so administrative resources use the primary listener's security controls, and limit network access to that listener.",
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  "product": "Apache Kafka",
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published 2026-10-28 19:28Z
last change 2026-10-28 20:40Z

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