{"cve":"CVE-2026-116593","nvd":{"published":"2026-10-28T17:18:00.740","modified":"2026-10-28T20:17:21.210","status":"Received","description":"Apache Kafka Connect has the /connector-plugins/{connector-type}/config/validate endpoint on its REST API to validate connector configurations.\nApache Kafka Connect also support Configuration Providers which enable to hide the values of sensitive configuration and only resolve them at runtime. \n\nAn attacker with access to the validate endpoint can use it to resolve and return plaintext values via any of the configuration providers installed on a Connect worker.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 4.2.2, 4.3.2, 4.4.0 or above, which fix this issue.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/10/28/16"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-28T20:41:45.883959281+00:00"},"epss":null,"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}