Incorrect operator (CWE-480) in the FetchSnapshot RPC handler
in Apache Kafka from 2.8.0 before 4.2.2, and from 4.3.0 before 4.3.2
on all platforms allows an authenticated attacker with
CLUSTER_ACTION privilege to cause a denial of service
(controller process termination) via a crafted
FetchSnapshotRequest with an empty topics array or a topic
with no partitions.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2, 4.3.2, or
4.4.0, which fix this issue. Users on unsupported branches
(4.1.x and earlier) should upgrade to 4.2.2 or later.
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Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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Description Incorrect operator (CWE-480) in the FetchSnapshot RPC handler in Apache Kafka from 2.8.0 before 4.2.2, and from 4.3.0 before 4.3.2 on all platforms allows an authenticated attacker with CLUSTER_ACTION privilege to cause a denial of service (controller process termination) via a crafted FetchSnapshotRequest with an empty topics array or a topic with no partitions. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2, 4.3.2, or 4.4.0, which fix this issue. Users on unsupported branches (4.1.x and earlier) should upgrade to 4.2.2 or later.
Title Apache Kafka: Incorrect boolean operator in FetchSnapshot RPC handler allows authenticated network clients to crash the KRaft controller via a malformed request.
Weaknesses CWE-480
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T16:37:19.893Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T16:02:13.499Z

Link: CVE-2026-83525

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-28T17:18:43.983

Modified: 2026-10-28T17:18:43.983

Link: CVE-2026-83525

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