CVE-2026-59317

MEDIUM CVSS 3.1: 6.5 EPSS 0.38%
Updated Sep 04, 2026
VMWARE
Parameter Value
CVSS 6.5 (MEDIUM)
Affected Versions 2.9.0 — 4.1.1
Fixed In 4.0.7
Type CWE-1284
Vendor VMWARE
Public PoC No

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

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
Low
Basic privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
None
No data leak
Integrity
None
No data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1

Weakness Type (CWE)

Vulnerable Products 5

Configuration From (including) Up to (excluding)
Vmware Spring_For_Apache_Kafka
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 2.8.12
Vmware Spring_For_Apache_Kafka
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.9.0 <= 2.9.14
Vmware Spring_For_Apache_Kafka
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0.0 <= 3.3.16
Vmware Spring_For_Apache_Kafka
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0.0 4.0.7
Vmware Spring_For_Apache_Kafka
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_for_apache_kafka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.1.0 4.1.1