CVE-2026-59317 (GCVE-0-2026-59317)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-27 18:04 – Updated: 2026-08-28 22:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
In Spring for Apache Kafka, missing header validation in DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory enables denial of service via a poison-pill loop
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
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-28 22:43 UTC
CWE
- CWE-1284 Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
- CWE-1284 - Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Spring for Apache Kafka |
Affected:
4.1.0
(custom)
Affected: 4.0.0 , ≤ 4.0.6 (custom) Affected: 3.0.0 , ≤ 3.3.16 (custom) Affected: 2.9.0 , ≤ 2.9.14 (custom) Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.8.12 (custom) |
guessed |
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