An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary fake log lines into Apache ZooKeeper's operational log by sending a crafted add_auth("ensemble", ...) request containing newline characters (\n). When the ensemble name doesn't match, EnsembleAuthenticationProvider.handleAuthentication() logs the raw, unsanitized name via LOG.warn(). Because SLF4J's {} placeholder preserves embedded newlines, the attacker can forge complete log entries — with arbitrary timestamps, log levels, class names, and messages — that are visually indistinguishable from genuine ZooKeeper log output.
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 3.8.7 or 3.9.6, which fixes the issue.
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| Description | An unauthenticated attacker can inject arbitrary fake log lines into Apache ZooKeeper's operational log by sending a crafted add_auth("ensemble", ...) request containing newline characters (\n). When the ensemble name doesn't match, EnsembleAuthenticationProvider.handleAuthentication() logs the raw, unsanitized name via LOG.warn(). Because SLF4J's {} placeholder preserves embedded newlines, the attacker can forge complete log entries — with arbitrary timestamps, log levels, class names, and messages — that are visually indistinguishable from genuine ZooKeeper log output. 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 3.8.7 or 3.9.6, which fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Apache ZooKeeper: Operational log forgery via newline injection in EnsembleAuthenticationProvider | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-117 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published: 2026-09-16T09:28:10.294Z
Updated: 2026-09-16T19:43:09.161Z
Reserved: 2026-09-01T20:56:03.868Z
Link: CVE-2026-84501
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:12:02.894Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-09-16T10:16:53.557
Modified: 2026-09-18T14:36:51.747
Link: CVE-2026-84501