CVE-2026-41726 | BDVDB-2026-338950 Detail
SpringSpring for Apache Kafka
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.
Impact#
A producer can exhaust a consumer's heap without bound by sending Kafka records with unique random spring.kafka.serialization.selector header values when DelegatingDeserializer is configured.
Weaknesses#
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References#
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.