In Spring for Apache Kafka, overly broad trusted-package matching in header mappers exposes JDK classes to deserialization (Spring Spring for Apache Kafka)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.51 % · percentile 44 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and the deprecated DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper matched type headers against trusted packages using a prefix check, meaning that trusting any package implicitly trusted all of its subpackages. Combined with Jackson's default bean deserialization, a producer could supply crafted header values that caused the consumer to deserialize arbitrary JDK types. Affected versions: Spring for Apache Kafka 4.0.0 through 4.0.5; 3.3.0 through 3.3.15; 3.2.0 through 3.2.13; 2.9.0 through 2.9.13; 2.8.0 through 2.8.11.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat-SADP |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-xq69-5h5v-x9x4 — In Spring for Apache Kafka, overly broad trusted-package matching in header mappers exposes JDK classes to deserialization
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-35908
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-41731
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.8.0 < 2.8.12cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.9.0 < 2.9.14cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.2.0 < 3.2.14cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.3.0 < 3.3.15.1cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.0.5.1cpe:2.3:a:redhat:fuse:7.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:a:redhat:jboss_enterprise_application_platform_expansion_pack:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spring · Spring for Apache Kafka | affected 4.0.0 < 4.0.5.1 ; affected 3.3.0 < 3.3.15.1 ; affected 3.2.0 < 3.2.14 ; affected 2.9.0 < 2.9.14 ; affected 2.8.0 < 2.8.12 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |