CVE-2026-116593

— UNSCORED

Published 2026-10-28 · Updated 2026-10-28

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NVD description

Apache Kafka Connect has the /connector-plugins/{connector-type}/config/validate endpoint on its REST API to validate connector configurations. Apache Kafka Connect also support Configuration Providers which enable to hide the values of sensitive configuration and only resolve them at runtime. An attacker with access to the validate endpoint can use it to resolve and return plaintext values via any of the configuration providers installed on a Connect worker. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2, 4.3.2, 4.4.0 or above, which fix this issue.

All references

https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/28/16

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