Answer in brief
CVE-2026-84501 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in Apache ZooKeeper: Operational log forgery via newline injection in EnsembleAuthenticationProvider. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache ZooKeeper (generic), Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Apache Software Foundation/Apache ZooKeeper (generic), Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.zookeeper:zookeeper (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:zookeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation/Apache ZooKeepergeneric | 3.9.0 || 3.8.0 | Not reported |
| Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.zookeeper:zookeepergeneric | >=3.9.0 <=3.9.5 || >=3.8.0 <=3.8.6 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 16, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.