CVE-2026-78166 - provectus kafka-ui Groovy Code MessagesController.java executeSmartFilterTest code injection

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MEDIUM

provectus kafka-ui Groovy Code MessagesController.java executeSmartFilterTest code injection

Published Aug 24, 2026

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS 4.0

EPSS 0.41%

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in provectus kafka-ui up to 0.7.2. The affected element is the function executeSmartFilterTest of the file kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/controller/MessagesController.java of the component Groovy Code Handler. The manipulation results in code injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products

Vendor Provectus Product Kafka-UI Default
n/a
- Version
  0.7.0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  0.7.1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -
- Version
  0.7.2
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Provectus

Kafka-UI

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
0.7.0	affected	-
0.7.1	affected	-
0.7.2	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (2)

CWE-74

CWE-94

Code Injection

References (6)

https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/
product
https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/issues/4567
exploitissue-tracking
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78166
third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/883727
third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555
vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555/cti
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Link	Providers	Tags
https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/		product
https://github.com/provectus/kafka-ui/issues/4567		exploitissue-tracking
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78166		third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/883727		third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555		vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/394555/cti		signaturepermissions-required