Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Camel
Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
The camel-castor component in Apache Camel 2.x before 2.19.4 and 2.20.x before 2.20.1 is vulnerable to Java object de-serialisation vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07194 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.apache.camel:camel-castor (Maven): 2.19.4, 2.20.1Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 2 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache Camel | 2.19.0 to 2.19.3; 2.20.0; The unsupported Camel 2.x (2.18 and earlier) versions may be also affected. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.apache.camel:camel-castor (Maven) | 2.0.0 to before 2.19.4 | 2.19.4 | Patch available | GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c |
| — | org.apache.camel:camel-castor (Maven) | 2.20.0 to before 2.20.1 | 2.20.1 | Patch available | GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c |
- Apache Camel VendorApache Affected 2.19.0 to 2.19.3; 2.20.0; The unsupported Camel 2.x (2.18 and earlier) versions may be also affected. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.apache.camel:camel-castor (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.19.4 Fixed in 2.19.4 Patch available GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c
- org.apache.camel:camel-castor (Maven) Vendor— Affected 2.20.0 to before 2.20.1 Fixed in 2.20.1 Patch available GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c org.apache.camel:camel-castor (Maven) Fixed in 2.19.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c org.apache.camel:camel-castor (Maven) Fixed in 2.20.1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2018:0319 Released 2018-02-14 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat JBoss Fuse/A-MQ 6.3 R6 security and bug fix update
- Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0319 |
| Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2018:0319 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-12634
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c
References
Advisory 5
Other 11
- [camel-commits] 20190430 svn commit: r1044347 - in /websites/production/camel/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-0194.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- [camel-commits] 20190524 svn commit: r1045395 - in /websites/production/camel/content: cache/main.pageCache security-advisories.data/CVE-2019-0188.txt.asc security-advisories.html
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/2ae645e90edff3bcc1b958cb53ddc5e60a7f49fd
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/573ebd3de810cc7e239f175e1d2d6993f1f2ad08
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/ad3c1ce9d8300c339cfa7d0f4a4dea691a947988
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/adc06a78f04c8d798709a5818104abe5a8ae4b38
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/bdff8f3f3583e4f14cdaf24f2037e0fbef252630
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/c613905e95a3dab87158d9526aea9439f2de9621
- https://github.com/apache/camel
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0f5ee42f28fdaf@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
More Apache Camel vulnerabilities
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- TI-2026-18973 Apache Camel: Camel-Keycloak: Cross-Realm Token Acceptance Bypass in KeycloakSecurityPolicy CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-76339 Path traversal in Apache Camel azure-files component CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-76330 Path traversal in Apache Camel FTP consumer escapes polled directory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2025-20435 Apache Camel: Camel Message Header Injection via Improper Filtering CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.6
- TI-2026-34899 Apache Camel: Camel-CXF Message Header Injection via Missing Inbound Filtering CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-12634 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-12634 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-12634 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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