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TI-2026-25850 Aliases CVE-2026-33454GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g

Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Camel

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-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 · Low
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

The Camel-Mail component is vulnerable to Camel message header injection. The custom header filter strategy used by the component (MailHeaderFilterStrategy) only filters the 'out' direction via setOutFilterStartsWith, while it does not configure the 'in' direction via setInFilterStartsWith. As a result, when a Camel application consumes mail through camel-mail (for example via from(\"imap://...\") or from(\"pop3://...\")) the inbound filter check is skipped and Camel-prefixed MIME headers are mapped unfiltered into the Exchange. An attacker who can deliver an email to a mailbox monitored by such a consumer can inject Camel-specific headers that, for some Camel components downstream of the mail consumer (such as camel-bean, camel-exec, or camel-sql), can alter the behaviour of the route. This is the same pattern that was previously addressed in camel-undertow (CVE-2025-30177) and the broader incoming-header filter (CVE-2025-27636 and CVE-2025-29891). This issue affects Apache Camel: from 3.0.0 before 4.14.6, from 4.15.0 before 4.18.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.19.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.1. If users are on the 4.14.x LTS releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.14.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01492 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache Camel (Apache Software Foundation): 4.14.6, 4.18.1org.apache.camel:camel-mail (Maven): 4.14.6, 4.18.1Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Camel3.0.0 to before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 to before 4.18.14.14.6, 4.18.1Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.camel:camel-mail (Maven)3.0.0 to before 4.14.64.14.6Patch availableGHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g
—org.apache.camel:camel-mail (Maven)4.15.0 to before 4.18.14.18.1Patch availableGHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g
  • Apache Camel VendorApache Affected 3.0.0 to before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 to before 4.18.1 Fixed in 4.14.6, 4.18.1 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.camel:camel-mail (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 4.14.6 Fixed in 4.14.6 Patch available GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g
  • org.apache.camel:camel-mail (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.15.0 to before 4.18.1 Fixed in 4.18.1 Patch available GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0.0 to before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 to before 4.18.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.0 to before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 to before 4.18.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Camel (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.14.6, 4.18.1
  • Fix · GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g org.apache.camel:camel-mail (Maven) Fixed in 4.14.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g org.apache.camel:camel-mail (Maven) Fixed in 4.18.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:19835 Released 2026-05-20 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27 update is now available (RHBQ 3.27.3.SP2)
    • Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27
  • RHSA-2026:17668 Released 2026-05-14 · Red Hat rating Critical
    Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.18.1 for Spring Boot release.
    • Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.18.1 for Spring Boot 3.5.14

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Apache Camel 4.14.6, 4.18.1

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-21614 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache CamelPriority MEDIUM 43
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27Fixed RHSA-2026:19835
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.18.1 for Spring Boot 3.5.14Fixed RHSA-2026:17668
Not affected: 8 products
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33454
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g
  3. 2026-10-05 Weakness changed · GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g
  4. 2026-10-05 4 new references · GHSA-2vqf-x7g4-7c2g
  5. 2026-10-09 Fix available: RHSA-2026:19835 · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-10 Fix available: Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27 · Red Hat

References

Advisory 2

Other 19

  • TI-2026-76322 Unsafe deserialization in Apache Camel camel-hazelcast CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • 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
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