Apache Camel can allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands
Apache Camel 2.6.x through 2.14.x, 2.15.x before 2.15.5, and 2.16.x before 2.16.1, when using (1) camel-jetty or (2) camel-servlet as a consumer in Camel routes, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted serialized Java object in an HTTP request.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.camel:camel-ahc | < 2.15.5, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1 | 2.15.5, 2.16.1 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.camel:camel-http | < 2.15.5, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1 | 2.15.5, 2.16.1 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.camel:camel-http4 | < 2.15.5, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1 | 2.15.5, 2.16.1 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.camel:camel-http-common | < 2.15.5, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1 | 2.15.5, 2.16.1 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.camel:camel-jetty | < 2.15.5, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1 | 2.15.5, 2.16.1 |
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.apache.camel:camel-servlet | < 2.15.5, >= 2.16.0, < 2.16.1 | 2.15.5, 2.16.1 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5348
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/f7f0b18f6924fe0b01f32a25ed1e38e29b1bf8e5
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/e7fd5f049c2fd51a528f8062da91a1c75e33b0e8
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/d853853469292cd54fd9662c3605030ab5a9566b
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/c558f30a6d3820faa3d8c4ad5e54448914ec60d0
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/c47cffcadabca0c588753555a386942184a33627
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/a68434c258cdcd30587ae7adc5dabbac43eadbbf
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/9cbd5867fe73ef07ecba6f16d64689632e3f2a16
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/94330f99acb6f28155793b253de9956c3798f3bb
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/92081b203523c5ed502ed41df43cbd8655caf9b9
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/7e28d0af471ea992eb74807a4abd1626b88d678a
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/735ee02c693964b5f700af13a2adfeae56b848a4
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/5ea0a6f6c6a54f1cddf9691a99b0c237afc95348
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/515c822148d52de9e7cdf4f6b01f7b793f2f273f
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/4f065fe07c1dcd7b451e6005a6dc8e96d77da43e
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/44e6a3036e5a11d90b60c142cf51ed74b792de31
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/349109b0834764560f0be69eb74f43a16bd220b0
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/32eacdaff16f8709da55e27b83fa21a16d739f63
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/1b1ccbcd94860f6f1d8caf98fb59e6ab7b3940b4
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/190d7c81b7e3ce767514e319630b1bbaf27e6817
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/13e43c1412ad72d99030b4eb4cb72c84fa57d5ff
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/0afcf721ff209eb10a24c5e4b48ca9d6727ea99a
- https://github.com/apache/camel
- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-9309
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0f5ee42f28fdaf@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d@%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-26v6-w6fw-rh94
- http://camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2015-5348.txt.asc
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/134946/Apache-Camel-Java-Object-Deserialization.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2035.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537147/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/80696
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
-- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.apache.camel:camel-ahc, org.apache.camel:camel-http, org.apache.camel:camel-http4- Disclosed
- 16.10.2018
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 12:21
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-26v6-w6fw-rh94 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.apache.camel:camel-http4
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