GitHub Advisoryadvisory · NuGet

GHSA-j8ph-6fxj-g533 Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka: Unrecognized DataCenterInfo.Name poisons entire registry fetch

HIGH Published 2026-07-02 Modified 2026-07-02 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-50196
Ecosystem
NuGet
Packages
Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-400
Reviewed
2026-07-02

Affected packages

• NuGet Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka: >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.0 → fixed in 4.2.0 • NuGet Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka: < 3.4.0 → fixed in 3.4.0

Description

Summary `DataCenterInfo.FromJson` throws `ArgumentException` for any `name` value other than `"MyOwn"` or `"Amazon"`, despite the Java Eureka specification defining a third valid value: `"Netflix"`. The exception propagates through the entire registry deserialization chain and is swallowed by the periodic cache refresh task, leaving the local service registry permanently empty or stale. Impact Any registration with an unrecognized `DataCenterInfo.name` permanently disables service discovery for every Steeltoe Eureka client connected to the same registry. New clients start with an empty registry and running clients stop refreshing. The outage persists until the triggering registration is removed. Because `"Netflix"` is valid in the Java Eureka specification, a Java or Spring service in the same mesh can trigger this unintentionally. Affected configuration • Application uses the Steeltoe Eureka client (`EurekaDiscoveryClient`). • The registry contains at least one registration with a `DataCenterInfo.name` value other than `"MyOwn"` or `"Amazon"`. Mitigations If an immediate upgrade is not possible, remove any registrations using unsupported `DataCenterInfo.name` values from the registry. In mixed Java/Spring and Steeltoe environments, audit for the `Netflix` data center type before deploying Steeltoe Eureka clients.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-50196 Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption weakness

References