Use After Free in Apache Software Foundation Kafka Clients
CVE-2026-35554
A race condition in the Apache Kafka Java producer client’s buffer pool management can cause messages to be silently delivered to incorrect topics. When a produce batch expires due to delivery.timeout.ms while a network request containing…
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
EPSS: 0.000 (7.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Kafka Clients — versions 2.8.0, 4.0.0, 4.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KAFKA-19012 (issue-tracking)
- lists.apache.org/thread/f07x7j8ovyqhjd1to25jsnqbm6wj01d6 (mailing-list, vendor-advisory)