CVE-2026-5562
Published: 05 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-5562 is a medium-severity Injection (CWE-74) vulnerability in Provectus Ui. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 45.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-5562 is a code injection vulnerability in Provectus Kafka-UI versions up to 0.7.2. It affects the validateAccess function in the /api/smartfilters/testexecutions endpoint, enabling remote code injection as classified under CWE-74 (Injection) and CWE-94 (Code Injection). The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating high severity due to its network accessibility and low complexity.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely without privileges or user interaction by manipulating the affected endpoint, resulting in code injection that compromises confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a low degree. No authentication is required, making it accessible to unauthenticated remote actors.
Disclosure references, including those from VulDB, indicate that a public exploit is available via a Google Drive link, and the vendor was contacted early but provided no response, with no patches or official mitigations documented as of publication on 2026-04-05.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-19071
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was identified in provectus kafka-ui up to 0.7.2. This impacts the function validateAccess of the file /api/smartfilters/testexecutions of the component Endpoint. The manipulation leads to code injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available…
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and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is a remote, unauthenticated code injection in a web application endpoint, directly enabling exploitation of public-facing applications for initial access.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly prevents code injection vulnerabilities like CVE-2026-5562 by enforcing input validation and error handling at critical entry points such as the vulnerable /api/smartfilters/testexecutions endpoint.
Addresses the specific flaw in Provectus Kafka-UI up to 0.7.2 by requiring timely identification, prioritization, and correction of vulnerabilities, including code injection issues.
Mitigates remote code injection by monitoring and controlling communications at external interfaces, enabling blocking of malicious payloads targeting the unauthenticated endpoint.