CVE-2026-59317
In Spring for Apache Kafka, missing header validation in DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory enables denial of service via a poison-pill loop
CVSS Score
6.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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
| Vendor | spring |
| Product | spring for apache kafka |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | TechnologyEnterprise |
| Published | Aug 27, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Spring / 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 0 ≤ 2.8.12