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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory reads the retry_topic-original-timestamp header from an inbound ConsumerRecord and passes its raw bytes directly to new BigInteger(header.value()) with no length or format validation. 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
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | 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; up to 2.8.12 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Spring for Apache Kafka VendorVMware Affected 4.1.0; 4.0.0 – 4.0.6; 3.0.0 – 3.3.16; 2.9.0 – 2.9.14; up to 2.8.12 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.8.12; 2.9.0 – 2.9.14; 3.0.0 – 3.3.16; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.7; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.8.12; 2.9.0 – 2.9.14; 3.0.0 – 3.3.16; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.7; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59317
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v648-fvf7-jrg2
References
More VMware Spring For Apache Kafka vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30245 Deserialization of untrusted data in VMware Spring for Apache Kafka CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2023-16906 Java Deserialization vulnerability in Spring-Kafka When Improperly Configured CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-42411 Server-side request forgery in VMware Spring for Apache Kafka CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-30240 In Spring for Apache Kafka, unbounded delegate cache keyed on user-controlled, potentially malicious selector header CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-30241 In Spring for Apache Kafka, forged retry topic headers subvert retry routing and backoff behavior CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-59317 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-59317 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v648-fvf7-jrg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-59317 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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