VMware Spring for Apache Kafka up to 4.1.0 DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory BigInteger retry_topic-original-timestamp improper validation of specified quantity in input

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A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in VMware Spring for Apache Kafka up to 2.8.12/2.9.14/3.3.16/4.0.6/4.1.0. Impacted is the function BigInteger of the component DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory. The manipulation of the argument retry_topic-original-timestamp leads to improper validation of specified quantity in input. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-59317. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in VMware Spring for Apache Kafka up to 2.8.12/2.9.14/3.3.16/4.0.6/4.1.0. This issue affects the function BigInteger of the component DeadLetterPublishingRecovererFactory. The manipulation of the argument retry_topic-original-timestamp with an unknown input leads to a improper validation of specified quantity in input vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1284. The product receives input that is expected to specify a quantity (such as size or length), but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the quantity has the required properties. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

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

It is possible to read the advisory at spring.io. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-59317 since 07/04/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/27/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Vendor

• VMware

Name

• Spring for Apache Kafka

Version

• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
• 2.8.2
• 2.8.3
• 2.8.4
• 2.8.5
• 2.8.6
• 2.8.7
• 2.8.8
• 2.8.9
• 2.8.10
• 2.8.11
• 2.8.12
• 2.9.0
• 2.9.1
• 2.9.2
• 2.9.3
• 2.9.4
• 2.9.5
• 2.9.6
• 2.9.7
• 2.9.8
• 2.9.9
• 2.9.10
• 2.9.11
• 2.9.12
• 2.9.13
• 2.9.14
• 3.3.0
• 3.3.1
• 3.3.2
• 3.3.3
• 3.3.4
• 3.3.5
• 3.3.6
• 3.3.7
• 3.3.8
• 3.3.9
• 3.3.10
• 3.3.11
• 3.3.12
• 3.3.13
• 3.3.14
• 3.3.15
• 3.3.16
• 4.0
• 4.0.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.1.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.vmware.com/

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