CVE-2026-78166 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-78166: provectus kafka-ui Groovy Code MessagesController.java executeSmartFilterTest code injection

Vendor Provectus
Product kafka-ui
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published August 24, 2026
Last update August 24, 2026

CVSS base score

5.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 24, 2026 CVE published

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