In Spring for Apache Kafka, unbounded delegate cache keyed on user-controlled, potentially malicious selector header (Spring Spring for Apache Kafka)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.30 % · percentile 22 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
When an application opts into DelegatingDeserializer, a producer can grow the consumer's heap without bound by sending records with unique random spring.kafka.serialization.selector header values, eventually causing GC thrash and OutOfMemoryError. 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-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-xvfq-4q6q-gxx7 — In Spring for Apache Kafka, unbounded delegate cache keyed on user-controlled, potentially malicious selector header
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-35903
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-41726
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.8.12cpe: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 < 4.0.5.1
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 |