CVE-2026-78166provectus kafka-ui Groovy Code MessagesController.java executeSmartFilterTest code injection
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A security flaw has been discovered in provectus kafka-ui up to 0.7.2. The affected element is the function executeSmartFilterTest of the file kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/controller/MessagesController.java of the component Groovy Code Handler. The manipulation results in code injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
- CVSS
- 6.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94, CWE-74
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulDB
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
provectus kafka-ui provectus:kafka-ui | 0.7.0; 0.7.1; 0.7.2 | CNA record |
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555/ctisignature, permissions-required
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78166third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/submit/883727third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/issues/4567exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/product
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