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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 products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel 4.14.0 – < 4.14.8, 4.15.0 – < 4.18.3, 4.19.0 – < 4.21.0 4.14.8

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.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

  • oscerd/CVE-2026-42527 ★ 0 · Jul 11, 2026

    Reproducer for CVE-2026-42527 — Apache Camel permissive default ObjectInputFilter admits java.net.URL, enabling a DNS-based out-of-band side channel

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-amqp >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-amqp >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-amqp >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-cassandraql >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-consul >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-consul >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-consul >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-infinispan >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-infinispan >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-infinispan >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-jms >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-jms >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-jms >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-leveldb >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-leveldb >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-leveldb >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-mina >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-mina >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-mina >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-netty >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-netty >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-netty >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-netty-http >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-netty-http >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-netty-http >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-sjms >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-sjms >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-sjms >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-sql >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-sql >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-sql >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-vertx-http >= 4.14.0, < 4.14.8 4.14.8 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-vertx-http >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.3 4.18.3 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr
Maven org.apache.camel:camel-vertx-http >= 4.19.0, < 4.21.0 4.21.0 GHSA-8h6p-jvhf-9hcr

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