Unvalidated Kubernetes resources applied by Apache Camel Karavan
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Apache Camel Karavan from 4.0.0 before 4.22.1 applies every resource in a project's kubernetes.yaml to the cluster when a deployment starts, without restricting resource kinds, rejecting security-sensitive pod options or pinning the target namespace. This is an improper input validation flaw (CWE-20). An authenticated user with any role can have Karavan create pods that request host networking, host PID or IPC, host paths, privileged containers or added capabilities, within the reach of Karavan's service account.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper input validation vulnerability in Apache Camel Karavan. When a deployment was started, Karavan unmarshalled a project's `kubernetes.yaml` and applied every resource it contained to the cluster without restricting the resource kinds, without rejecting security-sensitive pod options, and without pinning the target namespace. An authenticated user of any role could therefore have Karavan apply arbitrary Kubernetes resources within the reach of its service account, including pods requesting hostNetwork, hostPID, hostIPC, hostPath volumes, host ports, privileged containers, privilege escalation or added capabilities. This issue affects Apache Camel Karavan: from 4.0.0 before 4.22.1. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.22.1, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Apache Camel Karavan to version 4.22.1, which fixes the issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Apache Camel Karavan (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.22.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache Camel Karavan 4.22.1
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-70021 Path traversal in Apache Camel Karavan lets users write files outside projectsPriority MEDIUM 41
Timeline
- 2026-10-09 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103413
- 2026-10-09 Alias added: GHSA-5c9w-j8c6-h6m2
- 2026-10-11 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
Patch 1
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Sources
- CVE-2026-103413 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-103413 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5c9w-j8c6-h6m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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