Description
The fix for CVE-2025-27636 added setLowerCase(true) to HttpHeaderFilterStrategy so that case-variant header names such as 'CAmelExecCommandExecutable' are filtered out alongside 'CamelExecCommandExecutable'. The same setLowerCase(true) call was not applied to five non-HTTP HeaderFilterStrategy implementations: JmsHeaderFilterStrategy and ClassicJmsHeaderFilterStrategy in camel-jms, SjmsHeaderFilterStrategy in camel-sjms, CoAPHeaderFilterStrategy in camel-coap, and GooglePubsubHeaderFilterStrategy in camel-google-pubsub. Because those strategies use case-sensitive String.startsWith('Camel'/'camel') filtering while the Camel Exchange stores headers in a case-insensitive map, an attacker with JMS (or equivalent) producer access to the broker consumed by a Camel route can inject case-variant Camel internal headers, which are then resolved by downstream components such as camel-exec and camel-file using their canonical casing. This enables remote code execution and arbitrary file write on routes that forward JMS messages to header-driven components.
This issue affects Apache Camel: from 3.0.0 before 4.14.6, 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 4.14.6. If users are on the 4.18.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Camel JMS | 3.0.0 – < 4.14.6, 4.15.0 – < 4.18.2, 4.19.0 – < 4.20.0 | 4.14.6 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Camel CoAP | 3.0.0 – < 4.14.6, 4.15.0 – < 4.18.2, 4.19.0 – < 4.20.0 | 4.14.6 |
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache Camel Google PubSub | 3.0.0 – < 4.14.6, 4.15.0 – < 4.18.2, 4.19.0 – < 4.20.0 | 4.14.6 |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
GitHub 1 repository
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oscerd/CVE-2026-40453 ★ 0 · Jul 8, 2026
Reproducer for CVE-2026-40453: Apache Camel case-variant Camel header injection (incomplete fix of CVE-2025-27636)
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
Affected packages
Advisories 4
- WID-SEC-2026-1271 Apache Camel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 19, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2308 SAP Patch Day Juli 2026 BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 28, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0230 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in SAP-producten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Jul 17, 2026
- NCSC-2026-0129 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Apache Camel NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Apr 29, 2026
References
- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-40453.html vendor-advisory