CVE-2024-31141Network attack vector

Arbitrary file read via automatic ConfigProviders

Published Nov 19, 2024 · Updated Jan 31, 2025

Improper privilege management in Apache Kafka Clients allows remote authenticated users to read host files and environment variables. FileConfigProvider, DirectoryConfigProvider, and EnvVarConfigProvider resolve attacker-supplied configuration references by reading unrestricted paths or environment variables. Reachability requires an application that accepts untrusted client configuration; affected releases are 2.3.0 through 3.5.2, 3.6.0 through 3.6.2, and 3.7.0.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability1.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Apache Kafka Clients allows remote authenticated users to read host files and environment variables. FileConfigProvider, DirectoryConfigProvider, and EnvVarConfigProvider resolve attacker-supplied configuration references by reading unrestricted paths or environment variables. Reachability requires an application that accepts untrusted client configuration; affected releases are 2.3.0 through 3.5.2, 3.6.0 through 3.6.2, and 3.7.0.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-31141
Published
Nov 19, 2024
Updated
Jan 31, 2025
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache Kafka Clients
Classifications
CWE-269, CWE-552, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.3.0 <=3.5.2
  2. Affected versionversion=3.6.0 <=3.6.2
  3. Affected versionversion=3.7.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache Kafka Clientsversion=2.3.0 <=3.5.2; version=3.6.0 <=3.6.2; version=3.7.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5CISACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
T1005Data from Local System

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