CWE-533
Weakness ProhibitedDEPRECATED: Information Exposure Through Server Log Files
Abstraction: Variant · Status: Deprecated
This entry has been deprecated because its abstraction was too low-level. See CWE-532.
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1 vulnerability references this CWE, most recent first.
CVE-2026-33558 (GCVE-0-2026-33558)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-20 13:20 – Updated: 2026-04-20 14:20- CWE-533 - DEPRECATED: Information Exposure Through Server Log Files
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kafka.apache.org/cve-list | vendor-advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread/pz5g4ky3h0k91tfd1… | mailing-list |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/17/3 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Kafka |
Affected:
0.11.0 , ≤ 3.9.1
(semver)
Affected: 4.0.0 (semver) |
|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Kafka Clients |
Affected:
0.11.0 , ≤ 3.9.1
(semver)
Affected: 4.0.0 (semver) |
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