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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-59278 EUVD-2026-66850GHSA-f6gf-8w3m-3498

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

Published Aug 27, 2026 · Updated Aug 27, 2026 · Assigned by vmware

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Spring Spring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0, 4.0.0 – ≤ 4.0.6, 3.0.0 – ≤ 3.3.16, 2.9.0 – ≤ 2.9.14, ≤ 2.8.12 —

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