Improper Output Neutralization for Logs Affecting org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper package, versions [3.8.0,3.8.7)[3.9.0,3.9.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.74% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHEZOOKEEPER-20159005
  • published27 Sept 2026
  • disclosed16 Sept 2026
  • creditYoulong Chen Institute of Computing Technology

Introduced: 16 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-84439  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-117  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper to version 3.8.7, 3.9.6 or higher.

Overview

org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper is a centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming, providing distributed synchronization, and providing group services.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Output Neutralization for Logs in the audit logging. An attacker can manipulate audit log entries by injecting tab characters into the username or digest ACL id fields, which are then interpreted as field separators in the tab-separated key=value log format. This allows the attacker to forge log fields, spoof operation types, and corrupt forensic evidence by sending specially crafted authentication or setACL requests when audit logging is enabled.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1