🛡️ CVE-2024-27309 on Maven (Root.io) — kafka-metadata

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-27309 as tracked by Maven (Root.io), for the package kafka-metadata. The fix is available in version 3.6.0-root.io.3; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-27309 is classified as CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. An authorisation check runs but reaches the wrong conclusion, permitting actions it should refuse.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2024-27309 is recorded against 2 packages.

• io.root.org.apache.kafka:kafka-metadata (fixed in 3.6.0-root.io.3)
• org.apache.kafka:kafka-metadata (fixed in 3.6.0-aikido.3)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) in other software:

• CVE-2025-14562 (2.0 Low, published 17 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2025-30238 (published 10 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2025-15674 (2.7 Low, published 6 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2025-10656 (9.8 Critical, published 29 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-39025 (8.0 High, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-24779 (5.0 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-26016 (5.0 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2024-23823 (4.2 Medium, published 7 Jul 2026)

CVE-2024-27309 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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