Apache Camel
CVE-2026-40860
JmsBinding.extractBodyFromJms() in camel-jms, and the equivalent JmsBinding class in camel-sjms, deserialized the payload of incoming JMS ObjectMessage values via javax.jms.ObjectMessage.getObject() without applying any ObjectInputFilter, class allowlist or class denylist. Because this code path is reached whenever the mapJmsMessage option is enabled (the default) and Camel acts as a JMS consumer, an attacker able to publish a crafted ObjectMessage to a queue or topic consumed by a Camel application could achieve remote code execution when a deserialization gadget chain was present on the classpath. The same handling was reached transitively through camel-sjms2 (whose Sjms2Endpoint extends SjmsEndpoint) and through camel-amqp (whose AMQPJmsBinding extends JmsBinding), and by other JMS-family components built on JmsComponent such as camel-activemq and camel-activemq6. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 3.0.0 before 4.14.7, from 4.15.0 before 4.18.2, from 4.19.0 before 4.20.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.14.x LTS releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.14.7. If users are on the 4.18.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.2.
What this means for your business
- It affects Apache Camel. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 1% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 67% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Apache Camel, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Assigned by
- security@apache.org
Dates
- Published
- 2026-04-27
- Last modified
- 2026-09-09
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Apache Camel3.0.0 - 4.14.7, 4.15.0 - 4.18.2, 4.19.0
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-40860.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/26/10
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17668
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22453
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-40860
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2463172
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-40860.json