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CVE-2017-12610 affects older Apache Kafka versions. A user who can already authenticate to Kafka may be able to make Kafka treat them as another user, weakening access controls and audit trails. Exposure is most likely in legacy Kafka clusters using SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM with Kafka's built-in implementations, especially where ACLs separate tenants, applications, or privileged service accounts. Prioritize if Kafka supports sensitive data flows, multi-tenant workloads, or privileged automation. The issue is old and not KEV-listed, but identity impersonation can directly affect confidentiality, integrity, and accountability. Mitigation focus: Inventory Kafka clusters and identify affected version ranges.; Confirm whether built-in SASL/PLAIN or SASL/SCRAM is enabled.; Upgrade affected Kafka deployments outside the listed vulnerable ranges per Apache guidance..
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- [kafka-users] 20180726 CVE-2017-12610: Authenticated Kafka clients may impersonate other usersCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [drill-dev] 20191017 Dependencies used by Drill contain known vulnerabilitiesCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [drill-dev] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilitiesCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- [drill-issues] 20191021 [jira] [Created] (DRILL-7416) Updates required to dependencies to resolve potential security vulnerabilitiesCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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