6.5
Medium
CVE-2026-59278 JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list
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 and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Spring For Apache Kafka | 4.1.0 | No fix stated |
| Spring For Apache Kafka 4.0 | 4.0.0 → 4.0.6 | No fix stated |
| Spring For Apache Kafka 3.0 | 3.0.0 → 3.3.16 | No fix stated |
| Spring For Apache Kafka 2.9 | 2.9.0 → 2.9.14 | No fix stated |
| Spring For Apache Kafka 2.8 | earliest → 2.8.12 | No fix stated |
References
- spring.io spring.io
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