CVE-2026-78166 (GCVE-0-2026-78166)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-24 01:00 – Updated: 2026-08-24 01:00
VLAI
Title
provectus kafka-ui Groovy Code MessagesController.java executeSmartFilterTest code injection
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
6.3 (Medium)
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
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78166 third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/883727 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/issues/4567 exploitissue-tracking
https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/ product
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
provectus kafka-ui Affected: 0.7.0
Affected: 0.7.1
Affected: 0.7.2
    cpe:2.3:a:provectus:kafka-ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
geochen (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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