CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-123270

CriticalCVSS 9.8
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Redpanda Connect versions 4.39 to 4.110 expose the management HTTP API on 0.0.0.0:4195 with authentication disabled by default, allowing an unauthenticated attacker with network access to TCP/4195 to achieve remote code execution (RCE). An attacker can POST a malicious pipeline definition to /streams/{id} containing code-executing processors (command, subprocess, ffi, sql_raw), achieving arbitrary command execution with the Redpanda Connect service account permissions. Starting with v4.111 the API is opt-in and no longer vulnerable by default, but RCE remains possible if the management API is manually enabled via --bind-http.

Risk Assessment

Full host compromise, credential theft, and data exfiltration with no user interaction or credentials required if the management API is network-reachable. High risk in environments where port 4195 is exposed beyond a trusted network.

Recommendation

Upgrade Redpanda Connect to version 4.111 or later and ensure the management API is not enabled via the --bind-http flag. Restrict network access to TCP/4195 to trusted addresses and enforce authentication if the API must be used.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Redpanda Connect versions 4.39 to 4.110 contain a missing authentication vulnerability that enables unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE). In streams mode, the management HTTP API is exposed on `0.0.0.0:4195`, but authentication is disabled by default and there is no authentication gate protecting the stream CRUD routes. An unauthenticated attacker with network access to TCP/4195 can `POST` a malicious pipeline definition to `/streams/{id}` that includes code-executing processors such as `command`, `subprocess`, `ffi`, or unsafe `sql_raw`, thereby achieving arbitrary RCE on the host with the permissions of the Redpanda Connect service account. Because pipelines can also return command output in-band via HTTP, this vulnerability enables full host compromise, credential theft, and data exfiltration with no user interaction or credentials required. Starting with v4.111, the API endpoint was reconfigured as opt-in, so this and later versions are no longer vulnerable by default. However, RCE remains achievable on v4.111 and later if the management API is manually enabled via the `--bind-http` flag.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS