Improperly Controlled Modification of Dynamically-Determined Object Attributes Affecting kafka-4.1 package, versions <4.1.2-r3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-KAFKA41-17801883
  • published3 Jul 2026
  • disclosed23 Jun 2026

Introduced: 23 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-54516  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-915  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard kafka-4.1 to version 4.1.2-r3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kafka-4.1 package and not the kafka-4.1 package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

jackson-databind contains the general-purpose data-binding functionality and tree-model for Jackson Data Processor. From 2.21.0 until 2.21.4 and 3.1.4, POJOPropertiesCollector._renameProperties() allows a property with @JsonProperty("renamed") on the getter and @JsonIgnore on the setter to be renamed rather than dropped. With MapperFeature.INFER_PROPERTY_MUTATORS enabled (default), the private backing field is retained; during deserialization BeanDeserializerFactory.addBeanProps() sees hasField()==true, builds a FieldProperty, and makes the backing field writable. An attacker supplying the renamed JSON key writes the backing field directly, bypassing the @JsonIgnore on the setter. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.1.4.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1