8.8

CVE-2018-17196: apache kafka

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesGHSA-47w3-66wq-cpxg
Published 11-07-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17196 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in apache kafka. EPSS estimates a 5.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.48%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-07-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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. Only authenticated clients with Write permission on the respective topics are able to exploit this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to 2.1.1 or later where this vulnerability has been fixed.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.48% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
5.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Apache1 product
  • kafkaEOL0.11.0.0 to 2.1.0 | ≥ 0.11.0.0, ≤ 2.1.0
Org.apache.kafka1 product
  • kafka≥ 0.11.0.0, < 2.1.1

2 vendors · 2 products

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