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CVE-2026-10143: kafka-python vulnerable to denial of service through an unbounded SCRAM iteration count

June 11, 2026 (updated September 1, 2026)

kafka-python prior to 2.3.2 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in SCRAM authentication handling that allows a malicious or machine-in-the-middle broker to freeze the client event loop by supplying an excessively large iteration count. In scram.py, ScramClient.process_server_first_message() passes the broker-controlled SCRAM iteration count directly to hashlib.pbkdf2_hmac() without validation, blocking producer sends, consumer polls, admin operations, and heartbeats, which can cause consumer group eviction and repeated reconnect failures.

References

  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:28571
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30076
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33683
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066
  • access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796
  • access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-10143
  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487722
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-2jcm-hq8r-84wx
  • github.com/dpkp/kafka-python/commit/6e4831444f972d169cdd11f5c8d50333cea3f19b
  • github.com/dpkp/kafka-python/commit/74400d7ef1b54ad24d4b8170c23b58d1cab65e4f
  • github.com/dpkp/kafka-python/pull/3019
  • github.com/dpkp/kafka-python/pull/3026
  • github.com/dpkp/kafka-python/releases/tag/2.3.2
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/kafka-python/PYSEC-2026-2191.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10143
  • security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-10143.json
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kafka-python-prior-to-dos-via-scram-iteration-count-in-scram-py

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.3.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.2 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-606: Unchecked Input for Loop Condition

Source file

pypi/kafka-python/CVE-2026-10143.yml

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