CVE-2026-96740 Information disclosure in StreamsHub Console for Apache Kafka®
Attackers can exfiltrate ServiceAccount tokens by injecting malicious Kafka client properties into the Console custom resource, compromising cluster security.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-96740?
CVE-2026-96740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Red Hat StreamsHub Console for Apache Kafka®, published on 28 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A flaw was found in the StreamsHub Console for Apache Kafka. Tenant-supplied Kafka client properties from the Console custom resource are copied into the console-api AdminClient configuration without filtering security-sensitive keys, allowing a Console CR author to set config.providers and bootstrap.servers to exfiltrate the console-api ServiceAccount token to an attacker-controlled broker.
Weakness: CWE-470
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96740?
How do I fix CVE-2026-96740?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96740 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-96740 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96740 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3rpr-3qjq-fg52.