diff --git a/common/viperutil/config_util.go b/common/viperutil/config_util.go
index 192a506006f..55a1fbad5a2 100644
--- a/common/viperutil/config_util.go
+++ b/common/viperutil/config_util.go
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/bccsp/factory"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/common/flogging"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
diff --git a/core/handlers/library/config.go b/core/handlers/library/config.go
index 06b00a3c1be..2bd910b7a10 100644
--- a/core/handlers/library/config.go
+++ b/core/handlers/library/config.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package library
 import (
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+	"github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index b7c14fb7a4c..54085cb558c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1
 	github.com/fsouza/go-dockerclient v1.12.0
 	github.com/go-kit/kit v0.13.0
+	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1
 	github.com/gorilla/handlers v1.5.2
 	github.com/gorilla/mux v1.8.1
 	github.com/hyperledger-labs/SmartBFT v0.0.0-20240916013553-852e5be5889b
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go-apiv2 v0.3.4
 	github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1
 	github.com/miekg/pkcs11 v1.1.1
-	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.20.2
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.34.2
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 // indirect
-	github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.19 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-runewidth v0.0.15 // indirect
 	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions v1.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mmcloughlin/addchain v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/docker-image-spec v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/patternmatcher v0.6.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 2b5b50cae56..74f44de537d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -770,8 +770,8 @@ github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0/go.mod h1:fyg78
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20230315185526-52ccab3ef572/go.mod h1:9Pwr4B2jHnOSGXyyzV8ROjYa2ojvAY6HCGYYfMoC3Ls=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0 h1:sUs3vkvUymDpBKi3qH1YSqBQk9+9D/8M2mN1vB6EwHI=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0/go.mod h1:W848ghGpv3Qj3dhTPRyJypKRiqCdHZiAzKg9hl15HA8=
-github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0 h1:dhn8MZ1gZ0mzeodTG3jt5Vj/o87xZKuNAprG2mQfMfc=
-github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
+github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1 h1:ZAaOCxANMuZx5RCeg0mBdEZk7DZasvvZIxtHqx8aGss=
+github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1/go.mod h1:oJDH3BJKyqBA2TXFhDsKDGDTlndYOZ6rGS0BRZIxGhM=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.9.11/go.mod h1:6MelG93GURQebXPDq3khkgXZkazVtN9CRI+MGFi0w8I=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.1.1/go.mod h1:r8qH/GZQm5c6nD/R0oafs1akxWv10x8SbQlK7atdtwQ=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
diff --git a/internal/peer/common/common.go b/internal/peer/common/common.go
index 7fe84d567ee..793af23c4a7 100644
--- a/internal/peer/common/common.go
+++ b/internal/peer/common/common.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/bccsp"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/bccsp/factory"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/common/flogging"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/msp"
 	mspmgmt "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/msp/mgmt"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protoutil"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
diff --git a/internal/peer/node/start_test.go b/internal/peer/node/start_test.go
index 6ed0459728f..bac1ffc243f 100644
--- a/internal/peer/node/start_test.go
+++ b/internal/peer/node/start_test.go
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-protos-go-apiv2/common"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/handlers/library"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/testutil"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/internal/peer/node/mock"
 	msptesttools "github.com/hyperledger/fabric/msp/mgmt/testtools"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
diff --git a/orderer/common/localconfig/config_test.go b/orderer/common/localconfig/config_test.go
index 1efb226743f..e9854062c75 100644
--- a/orderer/common/localconfig/config_test.go
+++ b/orderer/common/localconfig/config_test.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/core/config/configtest"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
diff --git a/orderer/consensus/etcdraft/consenter.go b/orderer/consensus/etcdraft/consenter.go
index 1141948d1bc..60c286831b5 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/etcdraft/consenter.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/etcdraft/consenter.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.cloudfoundry.org/clock"
+	"github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/bccsp"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/common/flogging"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/common/metrics"
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/orderer/common/types"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/orderer/consensus"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protoutil"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/raft/v3"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
diff --git a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/consenter.go b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/consenter.go
index d12e038beb9..d7c2dae5340 100644
--- a/orderer/consensus/smartbft/consenter.go
+++ b/orderer/consensus/smartbft/consenter.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2"
 	"github.com/hyperledger-labs/SmartBFT/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/hyperledger-labs/SmartBFT/pkg/wal"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric-lib-go/bccsp"
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/orderer/consensus"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/orderer/consensus/smartbft/util"
 	"github.com/hyperledger/fabric/protoutil"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/decode_hooks.go b/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/decode_hooks.go
index 24d82f07c36..1f3c69d4b8c 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/decode_hooks.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/decode_hooks.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+	"net/url"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -36,6 +37,30 @@ func typedDecodeHook(h DecodeHookFunc) DecodeHookFunc {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// cachedDecodeHook takes a raw DecodeHookFunc (an interface{}) and turns
+// it into a closure to be used directly
+// if the type fails to convert we return a closure always erroring to keep the previous behaviour
+func cachedDecodeHook(raw DecodeHookFunc) func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+	switch f := typedDecodeHook(raw).(type) {
+	case DecodeHookFuncType:
+		return func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+			return f(from.Type(), to.Type(), from.Interface())
+		}
+	case DecodeHookFuncKind:
+		return func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+			return f(from.Kind(), to.Kind(), from.Interface())
+		}
+	case DecodeHookFuncValue:
+		return func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+			return f(from, to)
+		}
+	default:
+		return func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
+			return nil, errors.New("invalid decode hook signature")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // DecodeHookExec executes the given decode hook. This should be used
 // since it'll naturally degrade to the older backwards compatible DecodeHookFunc
 // that took reflect.Kind instead of reflect.Type.
@@ -61,13 +86,17 @@ func DecodeHookExec(
 // The composed funcs are called in order, with the result of the
 // previous transformation.
 func ComposeDecodeHookFunc(fs ...DecodeHookFunc) DecodeHookFunc {
+	cached := make([]func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error), 0, len(fs))
+	for _, f := range fs {
+		cached = append(cached, cachedDecodeHook(f))
+	}
 	return func(f reflect.Value, t reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
 		var err error
 		data := f.Interface()
 
 		newFrom := f
-		for _, f1 := range fs {
-			data, err = DecodeHookExec(f1, newFrom, t)
+		for _, c := range cached {
+			data, err = c(newFrom, t)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -81,13 +110,17 @@ func ComposeDecodeHookFunc(fs ...DecodeHookFunc) DecodeHookFunc {
 // OrComposeDecodeHookFunc executes all input hook functions until one of them returns no error. In that case its value is returned.
 // If all hooks return an error, OrComposeDecodeHookFunc returns an error concatenating all error messages.
 func OrComposeDecodeHookFunc(ff ...DecodeHookFunc) DecodeHookFunc {
+	cached := make([]func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error), 0, len(ff))
+	for _, f := range ff {
+		cached = append(cached, cachedDecodeHook(f))
+	}
 	return func(a, b reflect.Value) (interface{}, error) {
 		var allErrs string
 		var out interface{}
 		var err error
 
-		for _, f := range ff {
-			out, err = DecodeHookExec(f, a, b)
+		for _, c := range cached {
+			out, err = c(a, b)
 			if err != nil {
 				allErrs += err.Error() + "\n"
 				continue
@@ -144,6 +177,26 @@ func StringToTimeDurationHookFunc() DecodeHookFunc {
 	}
 }
 
+// StringToURLHookFunc returns a DecodeHookFunc that converts
+// strings to *url.URL.
+func StringToURLHookFunc() DecodeHookFunc {
+	return func(
+		f reflect.Type,
+		t reflect.Type,
+		data interface{},
+	) (interface{}, error) {
+		if f.Kind() != reflect.String {
+			return data, nil
+		}
+		if t != reflect.TypeOf(&url.URL{}) {
+			return data, nil
+		}
+
+		// Convert it by parsing
+		return url.Parse(data.(string))
+	}
+}
+
 // StringToIPHookFunc returns a DecodeHookFunc that converts
 // strings to net.IP
 func StringToIPHookFunc() DecodeHookFunc {
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/mapstructure.go b/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/mapstructure.go
index 4b54fae0874..e77e63ba383 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/mapstructure.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/mapstructure.go
@@ -266,6 +266,10 @@ type DecoderConfig struct {
 	// defaults to "mapstructure"
 	TagName string
 
+	// The option of the value in the tag that indicates a field should
+	// be squashed. This defaults to "squash".
+	SquashTagOption string
+
 	// IgnoreUntaggedFields ignores all struct fields without explicit
 	// TagName, comparable to `mapstructure:"-"` as default behaviour.
 	IgnoreUntaggedFields bool
@@ -274,6 +278,10 @@ type DecoderConfig struct {
 	// field name or tag. Defaults to `strings.EqualFold`. This can be used
 	// to implement case-sensitive tag values, support snake casing, etc.
 	MatchName func(mapKey, fieldName string) bool
+
+	// DecodeNil, if set to true, will cause the DecodeHook (if present) to run
+	// even if the input is nil. This can be used to provide default values.
+	DecodeNil bool
 }
 
 // A Decoder takes a raw interface value and turns it into structured
@@ -283,7 +291,8 @@ type DecoderConfig struct {
 // structure. The top-level Decode method is just a convenience that sets
 // up the most basic Decoder.
 type Decoder struct {
-	config *DecoderConfig
+	config           *DecoderConfig
+	cachedDecodeHook func(from reflect.Value, to reflect.Value) (interface{}, error)
 }
 
 // Metadata contains information about decoding a structure that
@@ -401,6 +410,10 @@ func NewDecoder(config *DecoderConfig) (*Decoder, error) {
 		config.TagName = "mapstructure"
 	}
 
+	if config.SquashTagOption == "" {
+		config.SquashTagOption = "squash"
+	}
+
 	if config.MatchName == nil {
 		config.MatchName = strings.EqualFold
 	}
@@ -408,6 +421,9 @@ func NewDecoder(config *DecoderConfig) (*Decoder, error) {
 	result := &Decoder{
 		config: config,
 	}
+	if config.DecodeHook != nil {
+		result.cachedDecodeHook = cachedDecodeHook(config.DecodeHook)
+	}
 
 	return result, nil
 }
@@ -426,19 +442,26 @@ func (d *Decoder) Decode(input interface{}) error {
 	return err
 }
 
+// isNil returns true if the input is nil or a typed nil pointer.
+func isNil(input interface{}) bool {
+	if input == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(input)
+	return val.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && val.IsNil()
+}
+
 // Decodes an unknown data type into a specific reflection value.
 func (d *Decoder) decode(name string, input interface{}, outVal reflect.Value) error {
-	var inputVal reflect.Value
-	if input != nil {
-		inputVal = reflect.ValueOf(input)
-
-		// We need to check here if input is a typed nil. Typed nils won't
-		// match the "input == nil" below so we check that here.
-		if inputVal.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && inputVal.IsNil() {
-			input = nil
-		}
+	var (
+		inputVal   = reflect.ValueOf(input)
+		outputKind = getKind(outVal)
+		decodeNil  = d.config.DecodeNil && d.cachedDecodeHook != nil
+	)
+	if isNil(input) {
+		// Typed nils won't match the "input == nil" below, so reset input.
+		input = nil
 	}
-
 	if input == nil {
 		// If the data is nil, then we don't set anything, unless ZeroFields is set
 		// to true.
@@ -449,30 +472,46 @@ func (d *Decoder) decode(name string, input interface{}, outVal reflect.Value) e
 				d.config.Metadata.Keys = append(d.config.Metadata.Keys, name)
 			}
 		}
-		return nil
+		if !decodeNil {
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
-
 	if !inputVal.IsValid() {
-		// If the input value is invalid, then we just set the value
-		// to be the zero value.
-		outVal.Set(reflect.Zero(outVal.Type()))
-		if d.config.Metadata != nil && name != "" {
-			d.config.Metadata.Keys = append(d.config.Metadata.Keys, name)
+		if !decodeNil {
+			// If the input value is invalid, then we just set the value
+			// to be the zero value.
+			outVal.Set(reflect.Zero(outVal.Type()))
+			if d.config.Metadata != nil && name != "" {
+				d.config.Metadata.Keys = append(d.config.Metadata.Keys, name)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+		// Hooks need a valid inputVal, so reset it to zero value of outVal type.
+		switch outputKind {
+		case reflect.Struct, reflect.Map:
+			var mapVal map[string]interface{}
+			inputVal = reflect.ValueOf(mapVal) // create nil map pointer
+		case reflect.Slice, reflect.Array:
+			var sliceVal []interface{}
+			inputVal = reflect.ValueOf(sliceVal) // create nil slice pointer
+		default:
+			inputVal = reflect.Zero(outVal.Type())
 		}
-		return nil
 	}
 
-	if d.config.DecodeHook != nil {
+	if d.cachedDecodeHook != nil {
 		// We have a DecodeHook, so let's pre-process the input.
 		var err error
-		input, err = DecodeHookExec(d.config.DecodeHook, inputVal, outVal)
+		input, err = d.cachedDecodeHook(inputVal, outVal)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error decoding '%s': %w", name, err)
 		}
 	}
+	if isNil(input) {
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	var err error
-	outputKind := getKind(outVal)
 	addMetaKey := true
 	switch outputKind {
 	case reflect.Bool:
@@ -753,8 +792,8 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeBool(name string, data interface{}, val reflect.Value) e
 		}
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"'%s' expected type '%s', got unconvertible type '%s', value: '%v'",
-			name, val.Type(), dataVal.Type(), data)
+			"'%s' expected type '%s', got unconvertible type '%#v', value: '%#v'",
+			name, val, dataVal, data)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -973,7 +1012,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeMapFromStruct(name string, dataVal reflect.Value, val re
 			}
 
 			// If "squash" is specified in the tag, we squash the field down.
-			squash = squash || strings.Index(tagValue[index+1:], "squash") != -1
+			squash = squash || strings.Contains(tagValue[index+1:], d.config.SquashTagOption)
 			if squash {
 				// When squashing, the embedded type can be a pointer to a struct.
 				if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.Elem().Kind() == reflect.Struct {
@@ -1351,7 +1390,7 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeStructFromMap(name string, dataVal, val reflect.Value) e
 			// We always parse the tags cause we're looking for other tags too
 			tagParts := strings.Split(fieldType.Tag.Get(d.config.TagName), ",")
 			for _, tag := range tagParts[1:] {
-				if tag == "squash" {
+				if tag == d.config.SquashTagOption {
 					squash = true
 					break
 				}
@@ -1363,10 +1402,15 @@ func (d *Decoder) decodeStructFromMap(name string, dataVal, val reflect.Value) e
 			}
 
 			if squash {
-				if fieldVal.Kind() != reflect.Struct {
-					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("%s: unsupported type for squash: %s", fieldType.Name, fieldVal.Kind()))
-				} else {
+				switch fieldVal.Kind() {
+				case reflect.Struct:
 					structs = append(structs, fieldVal)
+				case reflect.Interface:
+					if !fieldVal.IsNil() {
+						structs = append(structs, fieldVal.Elem().Elem())
+					}
+				default:
+					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("%s: unsupported type for squash: %s", fieldType.Name, fieldVal.Kind()))
 				}
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 6dfa5f99037..0172a8a6b3b 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ github.com/go-logr/logr/funcr
 # github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3 v3.0.0
 ## explicit; go 1.20
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig/v3
-# github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.0.0
+# github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2 v2.2.1
 ## explicit; go 1.18
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2
 github.com/go-viper/mapstructure/v2/internal/errors