CVE-2026-116593: Apache Kafka: Kafka Connect configuration provider values exposed via validation REST API endpoint
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Apache Kafka versions 2.4.0 before 4.2.2 and 4.3.0 before 4.3.2 expose Kafka Connect configuration provider values via the validation REST API endpoint (CVE-2026-116593).
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Posted by Manikumar on Oct 28 Severity: moderate Affected versions: - Apache Kafka 2.4.0 before 4.2.2 - Apache Kafka 4.3.0 before 4.3.2 Description: Apache Kafka Connect has the /connector-plugins/{connector-type}/config/validate endpoint on its REST API to validate connector configurations. Apache Kafka Connect also support Configuration Providers which enable to hide the values of sensitive configuration and only resolve them at runtime. An attacker with access to the...