Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-59278 · published 27 August 2026

CVE-2026-59278: Vmware spring for apache kafka server-side request forgery (ssrf) vulnerability

Vmware · Spring For Apache Kafka

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

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.27% · top 83.3% CWE-918 · Server-side request forgery (SSRF)

6.5CVSS 3.1 base score

0.27%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

1References

1 Sep 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Spring For Apache Kafka Vmware

References

Link	Tags
https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59278	Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-59278), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.