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.**).
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-42527.html | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/05/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
07 Jul 2026, 23:42
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:4.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-42527.html - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/05/4 - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2026-07-06 09:16
Updated : 2026-07-07 23:42
NVD link : CVE-2026-42527
Mitre link : CVE-2026-42527
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-42527
JSON object : View
Products Affected
apache
- camel
CWE
CWE-502
Deserialization of Untrusted Data
