{"id":4062,"date":"2026-09-04T18:42:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/?vuln=cve-2026-41115"},"modified":"2026-09-04T18:42:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T10:42:58","slug":"cve-2026-41115","status":"publish","type":"vuln","link":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/?vuln=cve-2026-41115","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2026-41115 [MEDIUM] &#8211; An improper authorization vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka.\n\nThe implemen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An improper authorization vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation of the CONSUMER_GROUP_DESCRIBE (69) API validates the DESCRIBE operation on the GROUP resource instead of the READ operation that documented in the official kafka documentation and the KIP-848. This discrepancy can result in misconfigured Access Control Lists (ACLs) and unintended security postures, like granting READ permission to users who should not be able to join\/sync groups, or allowing users without READ permission (but with DESCRIBE permission) to access sensitive group metadata.<\/p>\n<p>The correct permission for CONSUMER_GROUP_DESCRIBE API is DESCRIBE GROUP so the current implementation is correct. However, the kafka documentation as well as the KIP-848 will be updated to reflect the correct permission. We advise the Kafka users to review existing group ACLs to ensure the principle of least privilege.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An improper authorization vulnerability has been identified in Apache Kafka.<\/p>\n<p>The implementation of the CONSUMER_GROUP_DESCRIBE (69) API validates the DESCRIBE operation on the GROUP resource instead <\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4062","vuln","type-vuln","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/vuln\/4062","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/vuln"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/vuln"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.54iter.cn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}