CVE-2026-84501 (GCVE-0-2026-84501)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-16 09:28
Modified
2026-09-16 19:43
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-117 - Improper output neutralization for logs
Summary
An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary fake log lines into Apache ZooKeeper's operational log by sending a crafted add_auth("ensemble", ...) request containing newline characters (\n). When the ensemble name doesn't match, EnsembleAuthenticationProvider.handleAuthentication() logs the raw, unsanitized name via LOG.warn(). Because SLF4J's {} placeholder preserves embedded newlines, the attacker can forge complete log entries — with arbitrary timestamps, log levels, class names, and messages — that are visually indistinguishable from genuine ZooKeeper log output. This issue affects Apache ZooKeeper: from 3.9.0 through 3.9.5, from 3.8.0 through 3.8.6. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.8.7 or 3.9.6, which fixes the issue.
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Apache Software Foundation Apache ZooKeeper Version: 3.9.0
Version: 3.8.0
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