CVE-2025-61673

High

Description

Karapace is an open-source implementation of Kafka REST and Schema Registry. Versions 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability when configured to use OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token authentication. If a request is sent without an Authorization header, the token validation logic is skipped entirely, allowing an unauthenticated user to read and write to Schema Registry endpoints that should otherwise be protected. This effectively renders the OAuth authentication mechanism ineffective. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.2.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.6
Exploit probability—
ProductAiven-open Karapace
PublishedOct 3, 2025
First seenOct 3, 2025

How to fix

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Aiven-Open karapace>= 5.0.0, < 5.0.2—

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