CVE-2026-10142

What it is

kafka-python prior to 2.3.2 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in the protocol parser that allows a malicious broker or machine-in-the-middle attacker to exhaust memory or hang connections by sending a crafted 4-byte frame length value without bounds validation. Attackers can send a specially crafted frame length through the receive_bytes() function to trigger either a multi-gigabyte memory allocation or an uncaught ValueError that leaves the connection in a broken state, causing requests to hang and consumers to stop heartbeating until restart.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2026-06-10 22:16 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-10-08 16:17 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published

2026-06-10 22:16 UTC

Last modified

2026-10-08 16:17 UTC

Exploit probability

0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-789

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Dpkp kafka-python < 2.3.2

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.7

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Attack requirements

None

Privileges needed

None

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High