{"document":{"category":"csaf_vex","csaf_version":"2.0","title":"CVE-2026-50196: Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka: Unrecognized DataCenterInfo.Name poisons entire registry fetch","publisher":{"category":"vendor","name":"HarborGuard Database","namespace":"https://database.harborguard.co"},"tracking":{"id":"CVE-2026-50196","status":"final","version":"1","initial_release_date":"2026-06-17T21:18:42.651Z","current_release_date":"2026-06-17T21:18:42.651Z","revision_history":[{"date":"2026-06-17T21:18:42.651Z","number":"1","summary":"Initial machine-readable export from HarborGuard."}]},"distribution":{"tlp":{"label":"WHITE"},"text":"Public CVE data; freely redistributable."},"notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. In Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka prior to versions 4.2.0 and 3.4.0, `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. Versions 4.2.0 and 3.4.0 patch the issue. 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.","title":"CVE description"}],"references":[{"category":"self","summary":"CVE-2026-50196 on HarborGuard Database","url":"https://database.harborguard.co/cve/CVE-2026-50196"},{"category":"external","summary":"CVE Record","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-50196"},{"category":"external","summary":"https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-j8ph-6fxj-g533","url":"https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-j8ph-6fxj-g533"},{"category":"external","summary":"https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/b8ed8557bb595863e4f340051d16b26ba40a75f4","url":"https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/b8ed8557bb595863e4f340051d16b26ba40a75f4"},{"category":"external","summary":"https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/c34a7399e808d0d11dd977460e81df1f2722df28","url":"https://github.com/SteeltoeOSS/Steeltoe/commit/c34a7399e808d0d11dd977460e81df1f2722df28"}]},"product_tree":{"branches":[{"category":"vendor","name":"SteeltoeOSS","branches":[{"category":"product_name","name":"Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka","branches":[{"category":"product_version","name":">= 4.0.0, < 4.2.0","product":{"name":"SteeltoeOSS Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.0","product_id":"CSAFPID-1","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:steeltoeoss:steeltoe.discovery.eureka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}},{"category":"product_version","name":"< 3.4.0","product":{"name":"SteeltoeOSS Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka < 3.4.0","product_id":"CSAFPID-2","product_identification_helper":{"cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:steeltoeoss:steeltoe.discovery.eureka:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"}}}]}]}]},"vulnerabilities":[{"cve":"CVE-2026-50196","title":"Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka: Unrecognized DataCenterInfo.Name poisons entire registry fetch","notes":[{"category":"description","text":"Steeltoe is an open source project that provides a collection of libraries that helps users build cloud-native applications. In Steeltoe.Discovery.Eureka prior to versions 4.2.0 and 3.4.0, `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. Versions 4.2.0 and 3.4.0 patch the issue. 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.","title":"CVE description"}],"product_status":{"known_affected":["CSAFPID-1","CSAFPID-2"]},"scores":[{"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"products":["CSAFPID-1","CSAFPID-2"]}],"remediations":[{"category":"none_available","details":"No fixed version is published yet. Monitor the upstream advisory.","product_ids":["CSAFPID-1","CSAFPID-2"]}]}]}