01 Record
CVE-2026-33557
Apache Kafka: Missing JWT token validation in OAUTHBEARER authentication
CriticalPUBLISHEDCNA: apache
CNA base score9.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Apache Kafka: Missing JWT token validation in OAUTHBEARER authentication
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 59.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-04-20 13:28Z6 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15 01:06Z3 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-03-23
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Critical (CVSS 9.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 45a79a5265e7d0fc8fd58745a6d5599a8faee0eb5ad2f1325dcbbf4544793c29
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- kafka.apache.orghttps://kafka.apache.org/cve-list
- lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/v57o00hm6yszdpdnvqx2ss4561yh953h
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/17/2
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-33557
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2459739https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2459739
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-33557.json
07 Fixed in
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- kafka No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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