CVE-2026-78166

MEDIUM 6.3

provectus kafka-ui Groovy Code MessagesController.java executeSmartFilterTest code injection

CVSS Score

6.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

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.

CWE	CWE-94 CWE-74
Vendor	provectus
Product	kafka-ui
Published	Aug 24, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

provectus / kafka-ui

0.7.0 0.7.1 0.7.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555/cti vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78166 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/submit/883727 github.com: https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/issues/4567 github.com: https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/

Credits

🔍 geochen (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team