CVE-2026-78166 | provectus kafka-ui up to 0.7.2 Groovy Code MessagesController.java executeSmartFilterTest code injection (Issue 4567)

August 23, 2026 Yanac

A vulnerability was found in provectus kafka-ui up to 0.7.2. It has been declared as critical. The affected element is the function executeSmartFilterTest of the file kafka-ui-api/src/main/java/com/provectus/kafka/ui/controller/MessagesController.java of the component Groovy Code Handler. The manipulation results in code injection.

This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2026-78166. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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