UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84439 (CVE-2026-84439)
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2026-09-16 10:16 – Updated: 2026-09-23 23:36 – Source websiteWhen audit logging is enabled (zookeeper.audit.enable=true), an unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary fields into Apache ZooKeeper's audit log by sending a digest authentication request with tab characters (\t) embedded in the username. Because the audit log uses tab-separated key=value format, the injected tabs are parsed as legitimate field separators, allowing the attacker to spoof audit results (e.g., injecting result=success), forge operation types, and corrupt forensic evidence. A log injection vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper allows a client that can call setACL to inject forged key-value fields into zookeeper_audit.log. When audit logging is enabled, the server serializes attacker-controlled digest ACL ids into the acl= audit field without escaping tab characters. Because audit events are emitted as tab-separated key=value records, a crafted ACL id can make one successful setAcl event appear to contain forged fields such as operation=delete and znode=/forged. This undermines the integrity of downstream audit parsing, alerting, and incident response. This issue affects Apache ZooKeeper: from 3.9.0 through 3.9.5, from 3.8.0 through 3.8.6. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.9.6 or 3.8.7, which fixes the issue.
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"details": "When audit logging is enabled (zookeeper.audit.enable=true), an unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary fields into Apache ZooKeeper\u0027s audit log by sending a digest authentication request with tab characters (\\t) embedded in the username. Because the audit log uses tab-separated\u00a0key=value\u00a0format, the injected tabs are parsed as legitimate field separators, allowing the attacker to spoof audit results (e.g., injecting\u00a0result=success), forge operation types, and corrupt forensic evidence. A log injection vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper allows a client that can call\u00a0setACL\u00a0to inject forged key-value fields into\u00a0zookeeper_audit.log. When audit logging is enabled, the server serializes attacker-controlled digest ACL ids into the\u00a0acl=\u00a0audit field without escaping tab characters. Because audit events are emitted as tab-separated\u00a0key=value\u00a0records, a crafted ACL id can make one successful\u00a0setAcl\u00a0event appear to contain forged fields such as\u00a0operation=delete\u00a0and\u00a0znode=/forged. This undermines the integrity of downstream audit parsing, alerting, and incident response. This issue affects Apache ZooKeeper: from 3.9.0 through 3.9.5, from 3.8.0 through 3.8.6. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.9.6 or 3.8.7, which fixes the issue.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84439",
"modified": "2026-09-23T23:36:45Z",
"published": "2026-09-16T10:16:00Z",
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