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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00159.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Spring Spring for Apache Kafka unaffected
Version Status Constraints
4.1.0 affected —
4.0.0 affected ≤ 4.0.6
3.0.0 affected ≤ 3.3.16
2.9.0 affected ≤ 2.9.14
0 affected ≤ 2.8.12

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https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59278 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-918

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First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring For Apache Kafka
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring For Apache Kafka

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Description 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
Title In Spring for Apache Kafka, SSRF via DNS resolution triggered by untrusted java.net types in header mapper default trusted packages
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: vmware

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-27T12:37:42.585Z

Reserved: 2026-07-04T18:13:09.973Z

Link: CVE-2026-59278

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Updated: 2026-08-27T12:37:34.680Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-27T06:17:22.403

Modified: 2026-08-27T13:18:26.400

Link: CVE-2026-59278

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-27T08:15:05Z

Weaknesses