# CVE-2023-50976: Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-17 · Updated: 2025-05-20

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Redpanda before 23.1.21 and 23.2.x before 23.2.18 has missing authorization checks in the Transactions API.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/pull/14969
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/pull/15060
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/15048
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/compare/v23.1.20...v23.1.21
- https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/compare/v23.2.17...v23.2.18

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