CVE-2026-29190 is a Path Traversal vulnerability in Karapace, an open-source Kafka REST and Schema Registry implementation, affecting versions prior to 6.0.0. An attacker could exploit insufficient path validation in the backup reader by providing a malicious backup file, leading to arbitrary file read on the system. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.1 (MEDIUM), indicating a network attack vector with low complexity, but requires high privileges (PR:H) and has a low impact on confidentiality (C:L). There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aiven:karapace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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