CVE-2026-118952
mediumA flaw was found in the Kroxylicious ACL authorizer.
A flaw was found in the Kroxylicious ACL authorizer. Its prefix-matching logic may apply a rule to a principal of a different type, or fail to check a broader matching rule when prefixes overlap. Depending on the ACL configuration, this may allow an authenticated Kafka client to access a resource (such as read a topic) that should be denied.
CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secalert@redhat.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-10-30 07:16
Modified: 2026-10-30 07:16
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 2 days ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-30 07:20 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-118952 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2563276 secalert@redhat.com
- https://github.com/kroxylicious/kroxylicious/security/advisories/GHSA-qvv3-6w3q-hgqc secalert@redhat.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-30 07:20 UTC · record ↗