CVE-2026-5562: provectus kafka-ui Endpoint testexecutions validateAccess code injection

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-04-05 · updated 2026-07-24
Weakness: CWE-74

Description

A vulnerability was identified in provectus kafka-ui up to 0.7.2. This impacts the function validateAccess of the file /api/smartfilters/testexecutions of the component Endpoint. The manipulation leads to code injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

provectus kafka-ui: from 0.7.0 through 0.7.2

References

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-Q4tb19y_7dwchnTCgcwfbox0Uj6oQd/view
https://vuldb.com/submit/782941
https://vuldb.com/vuln/355332
https://vuldb.com/vuln/355332/cti

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