Apache Kafka
16 CVEs affecting Apache Kafka. Latest disclosed: 2026-06-02. Critical: 1, High: 7.
| CVE | Severity | Score | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2026-33557 | Critical | 9.1 | 2026-04-20 | A possible security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka. By default, the broker property `sasl.oauthbearer.jwt.validator.class` is set to `org.a… |
CVE-2025-27818 | High | 8.8 | 2025-06-10 | A possible security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka. This requires access to a alterConfig to the cluster resource, or Kafka Connect worker… |
CVE-2018-17196 | High | 8.8 | 2019-07-11 | In Apache Kafka versions between 0.11.0.0 and 2.1.0, it is possible to manually craft a Produce request which bypasses transaction/idempotent ACL validation. O… |
CVE-2025-27819 | High | 7.5 | 2025-06-10 | In CVE-2023-25194, we announced the RCE/Denial of service attack via SASL JAAS JndiLoginModule configuration in Kafka Connect API. But not only Kafka Connect A… |
CVE-2025-27817 | High | 7.5 | 2025-06-10 | A possible arbitrary file read and SSRF vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka Client. Apache Kafka Clients accept configuration data for setting th… |
CVE-2022-34917 | High | 7.5 | 2022-09-20 | A security vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka. It affects all releases since 2.8.0. The vulnerability allows malicious unauthenticated clients t… |
CVE-2019-12399 | High | 7.5 | 2020-01-14 | When Connect workers in Apache Kafka 2.0.0, 2.0.1, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, or 2.3.0 are configured with one or more config providers, and a connector is cr… |
CVE-2024-27309 | High | 7.4 | 2024-04-12 | While an Apache Kafka cluster is being migrated from ZooKeeper mode to KRaft mode, in some cases ACLs will not be correctly enforced. Two preconditions are ne… |
CVE-2017-12610 | Medium | 6.8 | 2018-07-26 | In Apache Kafka 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1 and 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.1, authenticated Kafka clients may use impersonation via a manually crafted protocol message with S… |
CVE-2024-31141 | Medium | 6.5 | 2024-11-19 | Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties, Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in Apache Kafka Clients. Apache Kafka Clients accept configur… |
CVE-2021-38153 | Medium | 5.9 | 2021-09-22 | Some components in Apache Kafka use `Arrays.equals` to validate a password or key, which is vulnerable to timing attacks that make brute force attacks for such… |
CVE-2018-1288 | Medium | 5.4 | 2018-07-26 | In Apache Kafka 0.9.0.0 to 0.9.0.1, 0.10.0.0 to 0.10.2.1, 0.11.0.0 to 0.11.0.2, and 1.0.0, authenticated Kafka users may perform action reserved for the Broker… |
CVE-2026-33558 | Medium | 5.3 | 2026-04-20 | Information exposure vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka. The NetworkClient component will output entire requests and responses information in t… |
CVE-2024-56128 | Medium | 5.3 | 2024-12-18 | Incorrect Implementation of Authentication Algorithm in Apache Kafka's SCRAM implementation. Issue Summary: Apache Kafka's implementation of the Salted Challe… |
CVE-2020-27218 | Medium | 4.8 | 2020-11-28 | In Eclipse Jetty version 9.4.0.RC0 to 9.4.34.v20201102, 10.0.0.alpha0 to 10.0.0.beta2, and 11.0.0.alpha0 to 11.0.0.beta2, if GZIP request body inflation is ena… |
CVE-2026-41115 | Medium | 4.3 | 2026-06-02 | An improper authorization vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka. The implementation of the CONSUMER_GROUP_DESCRIBE (69) API validates the DESCRIBE… |