CVE-2026-41726

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
SpringSpring for Apache Kafka4.0.0 < 4.0.5.1affected
SpringSpring for Apache Kafka3.3.0 < 3.3.15.1affected
SpringSpring for Apache Kafka3.2.0 < 3.2.14affected
SpringSpring for Apache Kafka2.9.0 < 2.9.14affected
SpringSpring for Apache Kafka2.8.0 < 2.8.12affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-770: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References