Critical severity · published Apr 27, 2026
CVE-2026-40453
Apache Camel JMS, Apache Camel CoAP, Apache Camel Google PubSub: Incomplete fix for CVE-2025-27636 in non-HTTP HeaderFilterStrategies (camel-jms, camel-sjms, camel-coap, camel-google-pubsub) allows case-variant header injection
9.9
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 82% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apache Camel CoAP · Apache Software Foundation
3.0.0 before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 before 4.18.2; 4.19.0 before 4.20.0 · source: vendor
AC
Apache Camel Google PubSub · Apache Software Foundation
3.0.0 before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 before 4.18.2; 4.19.0 before 4.20.0 · source: vendor
AC
Apache Camel JMS · Apache Software Foundation
3.0.0 before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 before 4.18.2; 4.19.0 before 4.20.0 · source: vendor
CA
Camel · Apache
3.0.0 before 4.14.6; 4.15.0 before 4.18.2; 4.19.0 · source: NVD
OS
OpenShift Serverless · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.14 for Quarkus 3.27 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH
Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: CISA
RH