CVE-2026-128424
Kroxylicious-authorizer-acl: kroxylicious: acl rule file regex escapes are stripped, broadening 'matching' authorization rules
Description
A flaw was found in Kroxylicious. The ACL authorizer's rules-file parser unquotes `matching /…/` regular-expression literals using the string unquoting rules, which strips every backslash escape. As a result, an allow rule such as `matching /orders\.v1/` is compiled as the regex `orders.v1`, which also matches unintended names such as `ordersXv1`, and character classes such as `\d` and `\w` lose their special meaning. Allow rules written with regex escapes can therefore apply to more resources than the author intended. Depending on the ACL configuration, this may allow an authenticated Kafka client to access a resource (such as read or write a topic) that should have been denied.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2026, 7:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 13, 2026, 7:17 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 53f830b8-0a3f-465b-8143-3b8a9948e749 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Kroxylicious to the latest version.
- Review and adjust ACL rules file syntax.
- Validate regex patterns carefully.
- Test updated ACL configurations thoroughly.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A flaw was found in Kroxylicious. The ACL authorizer's rules-file parser unquotes `matching /…/` regular-expression literals using the string unquoting rules, which strips every backslash escape. As a result, an allow rule such as `matching /orders\.v1/` is compiled as the regex `orders.v1`, which also matches unintended names such as `ordersXv1`, and character classes such as `\d` and `\w` lose their special meaning. Allow rules written with regex escapes can therefore apply to more resources than the author intended. Depending on the ACL configuration, this may allow an authenticated Kafka client to access a resource (such as read or write a topic) that should have been denied. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-863 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/128xxx/CVE-2026-128424.json">CVE-2026-128424</a> Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-128424 Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2572937 Added Reference https://github.com/kroxylicious/kroxylicious/issues/5236 Added Reference https://github.com/kroxylicious/kroxylicious/pull/5294