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TI-2026-76325 Aliases CVE-2026-78165GHSA-8p5r-xpxr-x2x7

Unfiltered Java deserialization in Apache Camel Spring Redis component

Priority HIGH 73CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

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

Summary

Apache Camel from 2.11.0 before 4.18.5 and from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1 is affected in its Spring Redis component. The component deserializes Redis message and stored data with Java serialization and no object filter, which is CWE-502. A remote attacker with low privileges who can publish to a subscribed Redis channel can make the application execute code through crafted serialized objects.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

Description from the CNA

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Camel Spring Redis component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 2.11.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1. RedisConfiguration.getSerializer lazily built a bare JdkSerializationRedisSerializer whenever no serializer option was configured, and that instance was used for every read the component performs. Spring's implementation delegates through DeserializingConverter to DefaultDeserializer, which reads the bytes with a ConfigurableObjectInputStream and installs no java.io.ObjectInputFilter on the stream, so an arbitrary serialized class graph was materialised and its readObject method executed. RedisConsumer.setBody applied that serializer to the raw bytes of every message published to the subscribed channels, before the Exchange was constructed and therefore before any route logic could inspect the message, so an actor able to issue PUBLISH on a subscribed channel reached the deserialization sink directly. The same default serializer backed the RedisTemplate built by RedisConfiguration.createDefaultTemplate, so the producer read commands GET, HGET, HGETALL and HVALS deserialized whatever was stored in the Redis keyspace, and SpringRedisIdempotentRepository shared that template. Configuring a custom redisTemplate did not close the consumer path, because RedisConsumer.setBody reads getSerializer directly rather than the serializer attached to the template, so a deployment that had wired a String serializer into its own template remained exposed on the consumer side unless it also set the serializer option. The component never constructed a java.io.ObjectInputStream itself, which is why earlier passes over the Camel codebase for unfiltered Java deserialization did not reach it. The behaviour dates back to the introduction of the component, first released in 2.11.0, and was unchanged until this fix. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.22.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.22.1. If users are on the 4.18.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.5. The 4.14.x releases stream and earlier reached end of life before this issue was resolved and will not receive a fix, so deployments on those lines must move to a supported release. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, set the JVM-wide jdk.serialFilter system property, which the affected code path honours because it reads through a java.io.ObjectInputStream, for example -Djdk.serialFilter=!java.net.**;java.**;javax.**;org.apache.camel.**;!* ; or set the serializer endpoint option to a serializer that does not use Java serialization, such as StringRedisSerializer, noting that this must be set as the serializer option and not only on a custom redisTemplate. As defence in depth, require authentication on the Redis instance and restrict which clients may publish to the subscribed channels, and do not expose a Redis instance consumed by Camel to untrusted networks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00727 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache Camel (Apache Software Foundation): 4.18.5, 4.22.1, 4.23.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache Camel2.11.0 to before 4.18.5; 4.19.0 to before 4.22.14.18.5, 4.22.1, 4.23.0Patch availableCNA
  • Apache Camel VendorApache Affected 2.11.0 to before 4.18.5; 4.19.0 to before 4.22.1 Fixed in 4.18.5, 4.22.1, 4.23.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Apache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Apache

Remediation

Upgrade Apache Camel to 4.23.0, to 4.22.1 on the 4.22.x stream, or to 4.18.5 on the 4.18.x stream. Red Hat lists the Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 as affected, with no fix available. Until the upgrade, set the serializer endpoint option to a non-Java serializer such as StringRedisSerializer, or set the jdk.serialFilter system property.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-03

  • Fix · CNA Apache Camel (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 4.18.5, 4.22.1, 4.23.0

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    Apache Camel 4.18.5, 4.22.1

    39 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 6 HIGH, 9 MEDIUM, 24 LOW

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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4AffectedNo fix yet
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Fuse 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78165
  2. 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-8p5r-xpxr-x2x7
  3. 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  6. 2026-10-20 Priority changed: LOW → HIGH
  7. 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  8. 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  9. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  10. 2026-11-03 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

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  • TI-2024-30292 Apache OFBiz: Confused controller-view authorization logic (forced browsing) KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-26062 Apache OFBiz: Unauthenticated endpoint could allow execution of screen rendering code KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-21190 Apache OFBiz: Path traversal leading to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18186 Apache HugeGraph-Server: Command execution in gremlin KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2023-25106 Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache ActiveMQ KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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