CVE-2026-59278

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-27. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list. When these mappers are used — which is the default configuration for all @KafkaListener consumers — an external Kafka producer can inject a java.net.InetAddress type via the spring_json_header_types message header. 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

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

In Spring for Apache Kafka, SSRF via DNS resolution triggered by untrusted java.net types in header mapper default trusted packages

https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59278

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59278(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 16× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 17:51 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 12:21 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-28 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-27 13:33 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-27 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-27 13:00 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-27 13:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-27 06:38 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-27 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-27 06:13 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-27 06:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59278?
CVE-2026-59278 is a medium vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. JsonKafkaHeaderMapper and DefaultKafkaHeaderMapper include java.net in their default trusted packages list. When these mappers are used — which is the default configuration for all @KafkaListener consumers — an external Kafka producer can inject a java.net.InetAddress type via the…
When was CVE-2026-59278 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59278 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59278 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59278 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 94.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59278?
CVE-2026-59278 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59278?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59278, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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