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TI-2026-28865 Aliases CVE-2026-40022GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g

Apache Camel Platform HTTP Main: Authentication Bypass on Non-Root Context Paths in camel main runtime

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

When authentication is enabled on the Apache Camel embedded HTTP server or embedded management server (camel-platform-http-main) and a non-root context path such as /api or /admin is configured via camel.server.path or camel.management.path, the BasicAuthenticationConfigurer and JWTAuthenticationConfigurer classes derive the authentication path from properties.getPath() when camel.server.authenticationPath / camel.management.authenticationPath is not explicitly set. Combined with the Vert.x sub-router mounting model - the sub-router is mounted at _path_* and the authentication handler is registered inside the sub-router at the resolved path - this causes the authentication handler to match only the exact configured context path, not its subpaths. Unauthenticated requests to subpaths such as /api/_route_ or /admin/observe/info therefore reach protected business routes and management endpoints without being challenged for credentials. The /observe/info endpoint can disclose runtime metadata such as the user, working directory, home directory, process ID, JVM and operating system information. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.14.1 before 4.14.6, from 4.18.0 before 4.18.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.14.x LTS releases stream, they are suggested to upgrade to 4.14.6. If users are on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream, they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00937 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Apache Camel Platform HTTP Main (Apache Software Foundation): 4.14.6, 4.18.2org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven): 4.14.6, 4.18.2, 4.20.0Red Hat: 1 advisory

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 Camel Platform HTTP Main4.14.1 to before 4.14.6; 4.18.0 to before 4.18.24.14.6, 4.18.2Patch availableCNA
—org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven)4.14.1 to before 4.14.64.14.6Patch availableGHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g
—org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven)4.18.0 to before 4.18.24.18.2Patch availableGHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g
—org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven)4.19.0 to before 4.20.04.20.0Patch availableGHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g
  • Apache Camel Platform HTTP Main VendorApache Affected 4.14.1 to before 4.14.6; 4.18.0 to before 4.18.2 Fixed in 4.14.6, 4.18.2 Patch available CNA
  • org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.14.1 to before 4.14.6 Fixed in 4.14.6 Patch available GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g
  • org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.18.0 to before 4.18.2 Fixed in 4.18.2 Patch available GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g
  • org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.19.0 to before 4.20.0 Fixed in 4.20.0 Patch available GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.14.1 to before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 to before 4.18.2VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.14.1 to before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 to before 4.18.2 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Apache Camel Platform HTTP Main (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.14.6, 4.18.2
  • Fix · GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven) Fixed in 4.14.6 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven) Fixed in 4.18.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main (Maven) Fixed in 4.20.0 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.18.1 for Spring Boot 3.5.14Fixed RHSA-2026:17668
Not affected: 7 products
  • OpenShift Serverless
  • Red Hat Fuse 7
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
  • Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
  • Red Hat Process Automation 7
  • Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
  • Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-40022
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g

References

Advisory 3

Other 7

  • 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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