{"cve":"CVE-2026-59278","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-27T06:17:22.403","modified":"2026-09-01T16:07:35.357","status":"Analyzed","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.\nSpring for Apache Kafka 4.1.0\nSpring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0 - 4.0.6\nSpring for Apache Kafka 3.0.0 - 3.3.16\nSpring for Apache Kafka 2.9.0 - 2.9.14\nSpring for Apache Kafka 2.8.12 and earlier","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-918"],"references":["https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59278"],"products":["vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:50:17.453294893+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-59278","score":0.00266,"percentile":0.186,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}