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[UPDATE] [medium] Apache Kafka: Vulnerability enables denial of service

mediumCVE-2023-50572
A remote, anonymous attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Apache Kafka to conduct a denial of service attack.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Apacheproduct: KafkaDenial of service
What
A vulnerability allows remote anonymous attackers to conduct denial of service attacks.
Who is affected
All Apache Kafka deployments accessible to remote networks.
Urgency
Medium; denial of service impact is significant but does not enable code execution or privilege escalation.
Action
Upgrade Apache Kafka to a version addressing CVE-2023-50572.

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Details

Source
CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity
medium
Published
2026-08-12
Exploitation
Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language
Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2024-0799

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-50572coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

Recent advisories for Apache Kafka

A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.

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