VMwareCVE-2026-59278
VMware Spring for Apache Kafka: server-side request forgery
Medium6.5CVE-2026-59278 · Published Aug 27, 2026 · updated Sep 1, 2026
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 versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Spring for Apache Kafka Product | <= 4.1.0 | No fix yet |
| >= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.6 | No fix yet | |
| >= 3.0.0, <= 3.3.16 | No fix yet | |
| >= 2.9.0, <= 2.9.14 | No fix yet |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Severity from
- the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-918
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