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CVE-2026-29190

Karapace is an open-source implementation of Kafka REST and Schema Registry. Prior to version 6.0.0, there is a Path Traversal vulnerability in the backup reader (backup/backends/v3/backend.py). If a malicious backup file is provided to Karapace, an attacker may exploit insufficient path validation to perform arbitrary file read on the system where Karapace is running. The issue affects deployments that use the backup/restore functionality and process backups from untrusted sources. The impact d
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:acaba6e2ff763cddd46be2c54cf680569fb40af9775c1ea1b461a3281ac1153e
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"karapace","vendor":"Aiven-Open","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 6.0.0"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseScore":4.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","scope":"CHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0ffc80bd5e203e8b51be3dabcd0f7dce0adc43558ebef24d0bd89d9eb0a8ae6e · sha256:64dfd3dc3ccea411… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0ffc80bd5e203e8b51be3dabcd0f7dce0adc43558ebef24d0bd89d9eb0a8ae6e · sha256:64dfd3dc3ccea411… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

2 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/Aiven-Open/karapace/releases/tag/6.0.0","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/Aiven-Open/karapace/releases/tag/6.0.0"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0ffc80bd5e203e8b51be3dabcd0f7dce0adc43558ebef24d0bd89d9eb0a8ae6e · sha256:64dfd3dc3ccea411… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/Aiven-Open/karapace/security/advisories/GHSA-rw4j-p3jg-4fxq","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/Aiven-Open/karapace/security/advisories/GHSA-rw4j-p3jg-4fxq"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:0ffc80bd5e203e8b51be3dabcd0f7dce0adc43558ebef24d0bd89d9eb0a8ae6e · sha256:64dfd3dc3ccea411… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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