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Vulnerability details: VCID-46c6-rxp8-83eh
Vulnerability ID VCID-46c6-rxp8-83eh
Aliases CVE-2018-17196
GHSA-47w3-66wq-cpxg
Summary Improper Input Validation In Apache Kafka it is possible to manually craft a Produce request which bypasses transaction/idempotent ACL validation.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
System Score Found at
cvssv3 8.8 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-17196.json
epss 0.00373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00373 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
epss 0.00381 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-47w3-66wq-cpxg
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1581fb6464c9bec8a72575c01f5097d68e2fbb230aff24622622a58@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1581fb6464c9bec8a72575c01f5097d68e2fbb230aff24622622a58@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8890b8f18f1de821595792b58b968a89692a255bc20d86d395270740@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8890b8f18f1de821595792b58b968a89692a255bc20d86d395270740@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc27d424d0bdeaf31081c3e246db3c66e882243ae3f342dfa845e0261@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
generic_textual HIGH https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc27d424d0bdeaf31081c3e246db3c66e882243ae3f342dfa845e0261@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17196
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17196
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.mail-archive.com/dev@kafka.apache.org/msg99277.html
generic_textual HIGH https://www.mail-archive.com/dev@kafka.apache.org/msg99277.html
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
generic_textual HIGH https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
cvssv3.1 8.8 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
generic_textual HIGH https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
cvssv3.1 8.8 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109139
generic_textual HIGH http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109139
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-17196.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17196
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1581fb6464c9bec8a72575c01f5097d68e2fbb230aff24622622a58@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8890b8f18f1de821595792b58b968a89692a255bc20d86d395270740@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc27d424d0bdeaf31081c3e246db3c66e882243ae3f342dfa845e0261@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
https://www.mail-archive.com/dev@kafka.apache.org/msg99277.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109139
1732309 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1732309
CVE-2018-17196 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17196
GHSA-47w3-66wq-cpxg https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-47w3-66wq-cpxg
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-17196.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/519eb0fd45642dcecd9ff74cb3e71c20a4753f7d82e2f07864b5108f@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b0656d359c7d40ec9f39c8cc61bca66802ef9a2a12ee199f5b0c1442@%3Cdev.drill.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/d1581fb6464c9bec8a72575c01f5097d68e2fbb230aff24622622a58@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/f9bc3e55f4e28d1dcd1a69aae6d53e609a758e34d2869b4d798e13cc@%3Cissues.drill.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8890b8f18f1de821595792b58b968a89692a255bc20d86d395270740@%3Ccommits.druid.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rc27d424d0bdeaf31081c3e246db3c66e882243ae3f342dfa845e0261@%3Ccommits.kafka.apache.org%3E
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17196
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.mail-archive.com/dev@kafka.apache.org/msg99277.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109139
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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.5906
EPSS Score 0.00373
Published At April 26, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T12:48:34.035646+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/maven/org.apache.kafka/kafka/CVE-2018-17196.yml 38.0.0