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Zookeeper EUVDEUVD-2026-80333

| CVE-2026-84439 MEDIUM
Improper Output Neutralization for Logs (CWE-117)
5.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A09:2025 - Security Logging & Alerting Failures
ASVS 5.0
V16 - Security Logging and Error Handling Log output neutralization
This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 15, 2026

Audit log injection in Apache ZooKeeper 3.9.0–3.9.5 and 3.8.0–3.8.6 allows attackers to forge entries in zookeeper_audit.log when audit logging is enabled. An unauthenticated attacker can embed tab characters in a digest authentication username to inject arbitrary tab-separated key=value fields, and a client permitted to call setACL can embed tabs in a digest ACL id to make a successful setAcl event appear to record forged operations such as operation=delete and znode=/forged. The vulnerability corrupts forensic evidence and can defeat SIEM alerting, but does not permit direct modification of ZooKeeper data; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing was identified at time of analysis, and vendor-released fixes exist in 3.9.6 and 3.8.7.

Affected VersionsENISA

Apache ZooKeeper 3.8.0 ≤3.8.6
Apache ZooKeeper 3.9.0 ≤3.9.5

Affected Packages

euvd apache_zookeeper no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (CNA) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Primary rating from Vendor (CNA) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Sep 17, 2026 - 20:22 NVD
5.3 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Sep 15, 2026 - 18:26 oss-security
HIGH

Description PRE-NVD

Disclosed via oss-security. NVD scoring and full description are pending.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83% exploitable
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Code Injection CRITICAL

Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.

CVE-2017-5637 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 10

Two four letter word commands "wchp/wchc" are CPU intensive and could cause spike of CPU utilization on Apache ZooKeeper

CVE-2016-5017 HIGH POC
8.1 Sep 21

Buffer overflow in the C cli shell in Apache Zookeeper before 3.4.9 and 3.5.x before 3.5.3, when using the "cmd:" batch

CVE-2026-24281 HIGH POC
7.4 Mar 07

Hostname verification bypass in Apache ZooKeeper's ZKTrustManager allows attackers with a valid certificate trusted by t

CVE-2021-21295 MEDIUM
5.9 Mar 09

Netty is an open-source, asynchronous event-driven network application framework for rapid development of maintainable h

CVE-2024-51504 CRITICAL
9.1 Nov 07

When using IPAuthenticationProvider in ZooKeeper Admin Server there is a possibility of Authentication Bypass by Spoofin

CVE-2023-44981 CRITICAL
9.1 Oct 11

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1),

CVE-2026-79993 HIGH
7.5 Sep 15

Authorization bypass in Apache ZooKeeper 3.8.0 through 3.8.6 and 3.9.0 through 3.9.5 lets remote attackers delete empty

CVE-2026-59739 HIGH
7.5 Sep 15

Unauthenticated remote clients can discover the names of ACL-restricted znodes in Apache ZooKeeper 3.8.0 through 3.8.6 a

CVE-2026-59969 HIGH
7.5 Sep 15

Improper certificate hostname validation in Apache ZooKeeper's quorum TLS path allows a CA-trusted peer certificate whos

CVE-2026-24308 HIGH
7.5 Mar 07

Apache ZooKeeper 3.8.5 and 3.9.4 improperly log sensitive client configuration data at INFO level, allowing unauthentica

CVE-2018-8012 HIGH
7.5 May 21

No authentication/authorization is enforced when a server attempts to join a quorum in Apache ZooKeeper before 3.4.10, a

CVE-2019-0201 MEDIUM
5.9 May 23

An issue is present in Apache ZooKeeper 1.0.0 to 3.4.13 and 3.5.0-alpha to 3.5.4-beta. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.9),

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