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TI-2026-76355 Aliases CVE-2026-85251GHSA-2j38-4xg3-6926

Credential leak to redirect targets in Apache Camel HTTP component

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

Apache Camel from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5 and from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1 sends credentials to redirect targets when followRedirects=true (CWE-200). The OAuth2 bearer token is re-attached on each redirect hop, and basic and digest credentials are matched to any host. A remote endpoint, or anyone who can influence its responses, can collect them by redirecting to a host it controls.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor vulnerability in Apache Camel HTTP component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1. Two paths handed credentials to a redirect target, which is a host chosen by the remote server rather than by the route, once followRedirects=true. OAuth2ClientConfigurer registers its interceptor with addRequestInterceptorFirst, and HttpClient runs protocol-level request interceptors inside ProtocolExec, which sits below RedirectExec in the exec chain; the interceptor therefore ran again for every redirect hop and re-attached Authorization: Bearer to whatever host the Location header named. Separately, credentials were registered against an AuthScope matching any host, so basic and digest credentials were presented to a redirect target as well. A remote endpoint - or anyone who can influence its responses - could therefore collect the bearer token or the configured credentials simply by answering with a redirect to a host it controls. Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. Users on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.18.5. Users on the 4.22.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.22.1. Credentials are now sent only to the authority the endpoint was configured with, and are not re-attached when a redirect crosses to another host. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, set followRedirects=false on endpoints that carry credentials, and handle any redirect explicitly in the route so that the destination is chosen by the route rather than by the remote server.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00665 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Apache Camel (Apache Software Foundation): 4.18.5, 4.22.1, 4.23.0Red Hat: 3 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 Camel4.0.0 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 4.0.0 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 configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 to before 4.18.5; 4.19.0 to before 4.22.1VulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.18.5; 4.19.0 to before 4.22.1 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Upgrade Apache Camel to 4.23.0, or to 4.18.5 on the 4.18.x LTS stream or 4.22.1 on the 4.22.x LTS stream. Red Hat Fuse 7 has no fix planned, and Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 and Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4 have no fix available. Until upgrading, set followRedirects=false on endpoints that carry credentials and handle redirects explicitly in the route.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • 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

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-76322 Unsafe deserialization in Apache Camel camel-hazelcastPriority HIGH 82
    • TI-2026-76339 Path traversal in Apache Camel azure-files componentPriority HIGH 74
    • TI-2026-76330 Path traversal in Apache Camel FTP consumer escapes polled directoryPriority HIGH 74
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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Fuse 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-19 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85251
  2. 2026-10-19 Alias added: GHSA-2j38-4xg3-6926
  3. 2026-10-19 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-19 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  5. 2026-10-20 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
  6. 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · Red Hat
  7. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  8. 2026-11-05 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Patch 4

Advisory 1

  • 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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