CVE-2026-42527
Published:July 06, 2026
Updated:August 06, 2026
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Camel.
The default ObjectInputFilter pattern shipped with several Apache Camel components for defense-in-depth deserialization filtering ('java.;javax.;org.apache.camel.;!*', or the no-'javax.' variant in the aggregation-repository components) uses a recursive 'java.**' glob that admits classes whose hashCode/equals/readObject methods perform network I/O, notably java.net.URL and java.net.InetAddress. When an attacker can deliver a Java-serialized payload to an affected Camel consumer, deserialization of a HashMap (or any collection that calls hashCode on its elements) containing java.net.URL keys causes the JVM to issue DNS queries to the attacker-supplied host during the deserialization side-effect. The class-level filter check passes because the resulting object's class (HashMap) is allow-listed; the DNS query is observable on an attacker-controlled DNS server, providing an out-of-band side channel. The exposure is highest on the camel-jms family because JmsBinding.extractBodyFromJms invokes ObjectMessage.getObject() unconditionally when mapJmsMessage=true (default). Affected components: camel-jms, camel-sjms, camel-amqp, camel-mina, camel-netty, camel-netty-http, camel-vertx-http, camel-infinispan, and the aggregation repository components camel-leveldb, camel-cassandraql, camel-consul, camel-sql (JDBC aggregation repository).
This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.14.0 before 4.14.8, from 4.15.0 before 4.18.3, from 4.19.0 before 4.21.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to a version that contains the CAMEL-23372 fix once available: 4.21.0 for the 4.21.x line, 4.18.3 for the 4.18.x line, and 4.14.8 for the 4.14.x line. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, configure a JMS-provider-side allow-list (Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 'deserializationAllowList' / 'deserializationDenyList', Apache ActiveMQ Classic 'org.apache.activemq.SERIALIZABLE_PACKAGES') as the primary mitigation, and/or override the in-code default via the endpoint-level 'deserializationFilter' option or the JVM-wide '-Djdk.serialFilter' system property with an explicit deny: '!java.net.;java.;javax.;org.apache.camel.;!' (or '!java.net.;java.;org.apache.camel.**;!' for the aggregation-repository components, which do not include javax.**).
Affected Packages
https://github.com/apache/camel.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=camel-4.14.0 <camel-4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version camel-4.14.8https://github.com/apache/camel.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =camel-4.20.0 <camel-4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version camel-4.21.0https://github.com/apache/camel.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=camel-4.18.0 <camel-4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version camel-4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-infinispan (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-jms (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-jms (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-mina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-sjms (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-mina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-infinispan (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-netty-http (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-jms (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-sql (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-amqp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-mina (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-sjms (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-leveldb (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-vertx-http (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-sql (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-netty-http (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-infinispan (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-leveldb (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-netty (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-consul (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-netty (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-sql (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-amqp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-consul (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-consul (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-vertx-http (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-netty (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-vertx-http (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-amqp (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-leveldb (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.18.0 <4.18.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.18.3org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-netty-http (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.14.0 <4.14.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.14.8org.apache.camel:camel-sjms (JAVA):
Affected version(s) =4.20.0 <4.21.0Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.21.0Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
9.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
EPSS
Base Score:
0.63