What happened
confluent-kafka >=2.8.0 allows unauthenticated Vault token theft via disabled TLS verification.
Affected versions
Unknown product: See original advisory Fixed: See vendor advisory.
Why it matters
This source correlation may provide earlier visibility while structured CVE metadata is still being updated.
Detection & mitigation
- Review the original advisory and validate affected versions.
- Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations when available.
Public PoC references
RepositoryAuthorFirst seenReference
SploitusProof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2026-57836.Sploitus index2026-09-26T08:52:38+00:00Verifiedrahulreddykarne/CVE-2026-57836-Confluent_Kafkaconfluent-kafka >=2.8.0 allows unauthenticated Vault token theft via disabled TLS verification.rahulreddykarne2026-09-26T08:55:40VerifiedSource timeline
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Record history
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