CVE-2026-5562 PoC — provectus kafka-ui Endpoint testexecutions validateAccess code injection

Source

https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-5562.yaml

Associated Vulnerability

Title: provectus kafka-ui Endpoint testexecutions validateAccess code injection (CVE-2026-5562)
Description:A vulnerability was identified in provectus kafka-ui up to 0.7.2. This impacts the function validateAccess of the file /api/smartfilters/testexecutions of the component Endpoint. The manipulation leads to code injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Description

Provectus kafka-ui versions 0.7.0 through 0.7.2 are vulnerable to code injection in the `/api/smartfilters/testexecutions` endpoint. The `filterCode` parameter is evaluated as a Groovy expression without sandboxing, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code and operating-system commands on the host.

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