diff --git a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServer.java b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServer.java
index 6eae1ef9a8f..508ffb8cfbe 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServer.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServer.java
@@ -17,12 +17,17 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.server;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.ObjectInputFilter;
 import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
+import org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.classloader.ClassLoaderFile;
 import org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.classloader.ClassLoaderFiles;
+import org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.classloader.ClassLoaderFiles.SourceDirectory;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
 import org.springframework.http.server.ServerHttpRequest;
 import org.springframework.http.server.ServerHttpResponse;
@@ -40,6 +45,8 @@ public class HttpRestartServer {
 
 	private static final Log logger = LogFactory.getLog(HttpRestartServer.class);
 
+	private final ObjectInputFilter inputFilter = new ClassLoaderFilesObjectInputFilter();
+
 	private final RestartServer server;
 
 	/**
@@ -71,15 +78,38 @@ public class HttpRestartServer {
 		try {
 			Assert.state(request.getHeaders().getContentLength() > 0, "No content");
 			ObjectInputStream objectInputStream = new ObjectInputStream(request.getBody());
+			objectInputStream.setObjectInputFilter(this.inputFilter);
 			ClassLoaderFiles files = (ClassLoaderFiles) objectInputStream.readObject();
 			objectInputStream.close();
 			this.server.updateAndRestart(files);
 			response.setStatusCode(HttpStatus.OK);
 		}
 		catch (Exception ex) {
-			logger.warn("Unable to handler restart server HTTP request", ex);
+			logger.warn("Unable to handle restart server HTTP request", ex);
 			response.setStatusCode(HttpStatus.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR);
 		}
 	}
 
+	private static final class ClassLoaderFilesObjectInputFilter implements ObjectInputFilter {
+
+		private static final Set<Class<?>> PERMITTED_CLASSES = Set.of(ClassLoaderFiles.class, ClassLoaderFile.class,
+				ClassLoaderFile.Kind.class, SourceDirectory.class, java.lang.Enum.class, Map.Entry.class, byte.class);
+
+		@Override
+		public Status checkInput(FilterInfo filterInfo) {
+			Class<?> serialClass = filterInfo.serialClass();
+			if (serialClass == null) {
+				return Status.UNDECIDED;
+			}
+			while (serialClass.isArray()) {
+				serialClass = serialClass.componentType();
+			}
+			if (PERMITTED_CLASSES.contains(serialClass) || Map.class.isAssignableFrom(serialClass)) {
+				return Status.ALLOWED;
+			}
+			return Status.REJECTED;
+		}
+
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServerTests.java b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServerTests.java
index 536ad8e6bfa..2ce47ec0013 100644
--- a/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServerTests.java
+++ b/module/spring-boot-devtools/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/devtools/restart/server/HttpRestartServerTests.java
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ package org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.server;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InvalidClassException;
 import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
@@ -29,6 +31,8 @@ import org.mockito.junit.jupiter.MockitoExtension;
 import org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.classloader.ClassLoaderFile;
 import org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.classloader.ClassLoaderFile.Kind;
 import org.springframework.boot.devtools.restart.classloader.ClassLoaderFiles;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.system.CapturedOutput;
+import org.springframework.boot.test.system.OutputCaptureExtension;
 import org.springframework.http.server.ServletServerHttpRequest;
 import org.springframework.http.server.ServletServerHttpResponse;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
@@ -107,6 +111,20 @@ class HttpRestartServerTests {
 		assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(500);
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	@ExtendWith(OutputCaptureExtension.class)
+	void sendBadSerializedData(CapturedOutput output) throws Exception {
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		MockHttpServletResponse response = new MockHttpServletResponse();
+		byte[] bytes = serialize(List.of("not", "allowed"));
+		request.setContent(bytes);
+		this.server.handle(new ServletServerHttpRequest(request), new ServletServerHttpResponse(response));
+		then(this.delegate).shouldHaveNoInteractions();
+		assertThat(response.getStatus()).isEqualTo(500);
+		assertThat(output).contains(InvalidClassException.class.getName())
+			.doesNotContain(ClassCastException.class.getName());
+	}
+
 	private byte[] serialize(Object object) throws IOException {
 		ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
 		ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(bos);