High

Apache Camel: Permissive default ObjectInputFilter pattern admits java.net.** and enables DNS-based information disclosure

  • Disclosed: 06.07.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in Apache Camel.

The default ObjectInputFilter pattern shipped with several Apache Camel components for defense-in-depth deserialization filtering ('java.;javax.;org.apache.camel.;!*', or the no-'javax.' variant in the aggregation-repository components) uses a recursive 'java.**' glob that admits classes whose hashCode/equals/readObject methods perform network I/O, notably java.net.URL and java.net.InetAddress. When an attacker can deliver a Java-serialized payload to an affected Camel consumer, deserialization of a HashMap (or any collection that calls hashCode on its elements) containing java.net.URL keys causes the JVM to issue DNS queries to the attacker-supplied host during the deserialization side-effect. The class-level filter check passes because the resulting object's class (HashMap) is allow-listed; the DNS query is observable on an attacker-controlled DNS server, providing an out-of-band side channel. The exposure is highest on the camel-jms family because JmsBinding.extractBodyFromJms invokes ObjectMessage.getObject() unconditionally when mapJmsMessage=true (default). Affected components: camel-jms, camel-sjms, camel-amqp, camel-mina, camel-netty, camel-netty-http, camel-vertx-http, camel-infinispan, and the aggregation repository components camel-leveldb, camel-cassandraql, camel-consul, camel-sql (JDBC aggregation repository). This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.14.0 before 4.14.8, from 4.15.0 before 4.18.3, from 4.19.0 before 4.21.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to a version that contains the CAMEL-23372 fix once available: 4.21.0 for the 4.21.x line, 4.18.3 for the 4.18.x line, and 4.14.8 for the 4.14.x line. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, configure a JMS-provider-side allow-list (Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 'deserializationAllowList' / 'deserializationDenyList', Apache ActiveMQ Classic 'org.apache.activemq.SERIALIZABLE_PACKAGES') as the primary mitigation, and/or override the in-code default via the endpoint-level 'deserializationFilter' option or the JVM-wide '-Djdk.serialFilter' system property with an explicit deny: '!java.net.;java.;javax.;org.apache.camel.;!' (or '!java.net.;java.;org.apache.camel.**;!' for the aggregation-repository components, which do not include javax.**).

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-amqp >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-consul >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-infinispan >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-jms >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-leveldb >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-mina >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-netty >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-netty-http >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-sjms >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-sql >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.apache.camel:camel-vertx-http >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0

References

CVSS score 8.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.apache.camel:camel-amqp, org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql, org.apache.camel:camel-consul
Disclosed
06.07.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.apache.camel:camel-jms

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
4
First → latest
04.2026 07.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 2
  • High 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2026: 4
  1. Apache Camel: Permissive default ObjectInputFilter pattern admits java.net.** and enables DNS-based information disclosure this entry
    High · 8.1 CVE-2026-42527 >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
  2. High · 7.3 CVE-2026-43866 >= 3.0.0, < 4.14.8, >= 4.15.0, < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0
  3. Critical · 9.9 CVE-2026-40453 >= 3.0.0, < 4.14.6, >= 4.15.0, < 4.18.2, >= 4.19.0, < 4.20.0 4.14.6, 4.18.2, 4.20.0
  4. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-40860 >= 3.0.0, < 4.14.7, >= 4.15.0, < 4.18.2, >= 4.19.0, < 4.20.0 4.14.7, 4.18.2, 4.20.0

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