CVE-2026-59278
published 2026-08-27CVE-2026-59278: JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list. When these mappers are used — which is the default…
PriorityP336medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCLILAN
EPSS
0.27%
17.6th percentile
JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list. When these mappers are used — which is the default configuration for all @KafkaListener consumers — an external Kafka producer can inject a java.net.InetAddress type via the spring_json_header_types message header.
Spring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0
Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0 - 4.0.6
Spring for Apache Kafka 3.0.0 - 3.3.16
Spring for Apache Kafka 2.9.0 - 2.9.14
Spring for Apache Kafka 2.8.12 and earlier
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| spring | spring_for_apache_kafka | <= 2.8.12 | — |
| spring | spring_for_apache_kafka | — | — |
| spring | spring_for_apache_kafka | 2.9.0 – 2.9.14 | — |
| spring | spring_for_apache_kafka | 3.0.0 – 3.3.16 | — |
| spring | spring_for_apache_kafka | 4.0.0 – 4.0.6 | — |
| vmware | spring_for_apache_kafka | < 2.8.13 | 2.8.13 |
| vmware | spring_for_apache_kafka | >= 2.9.0 < 2.9.15 | 2.9.15 |
| vmware | spring_for_apache_kafka | >= 3.0.0 < 3.3.17 | 3.3.17 |
| vmware | spring_for_apache_kafka | >= 4.0.0 < 4.0.6.1 | 4.0.6.1 |
| vmware | spring_for_apache_kafka | >= 4.1.0 < 4.1.0.1 | 4.1.0.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list.
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-08-27
CVE-2026-59278 [MEDIUM] CWE-918 JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list.
JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list. When these mappers are used — which is the default configuration for all @KafkaListener consumers — an external Kafka producer can inject a java.net.InetAddress type via the spring_json_header_types message header.
Spring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0
Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0 - 4.0.6
Spring for Apache Kafka 3.0.0 - 3.3.16
Spring for Apache Kafka 2.9.0 - 2.9.14
Spring for Apache Kafka 2.8.12 and earlier
Red Hat
org.springframework.kafka/spring-kafka: Spring for Apache Kafka: Server-Side Request Forgery via untrusted Java types in header mappers
vendor_redhat·2026-08-27·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2026-59278 [MEDIUM] CWE-918 org.springframework.kafka/spring-kafka: Spring for Apache Kafka: Server-Side Request Forgery via untrusted Java types in header mappers
org.springframework.kafka/spring-kafka: Spring for Apache Kafka: Server-Side Request Forgery via untrusted Java types in header mappers
JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list. When these mappers are used — which is the default configuration for all @KafkaListener consumers — an external Kafka producer can inject a java.net.InetAddress type via the spring_json_header_types message header.
Spring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0
Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0 - 4.0.6
Spring for Apache Kafka 3.0.0 - 3.3.16
Spring for Apache Kafka 2.9.0 - 2.9.14
Spring for Apache Kafka 2.8.12 and earlier
A flaw was found in Spring for Apache Kafka. The JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper components, which are used by default in @KafkaLis
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-08-27
Published