High severity · published Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-80343
Apache Camel: Camel-Netty-HTTP Security Constraint Bypass via Case-Sensitive Context-Path Matching
8.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity vulnerability in Apache Camel Netty HTTP component.
This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1.
The camel-netty-http security constraint compared the request path against the configured context path using a case-sensitive match, while the routing that dispatches the request to the endpoint did not apply the same rule. The two comparisons therefore disagreed for any path whose case differed from the configured value. An external caller could alter the case of a character in a path segment so that the security constraint no longer recognised the path as protected, while the request still dispatched to the same endpoint. The result is that the constraint is skipped and the protected route is reached without satisfying it. No credential, prior access or special configuration is required beyond being able to send a request to the consumer.
Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. Users on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.18.5. Users on the 4.22.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.22.1. The constraint now matches the request path with the same case rules the dispatch uses, so the two can no longer disagree. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, place the authorization decision in front of the Camel consumer, for example in a reverse proxy that normalises the request path before forwarding.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Apache Camel · Apache Software Foundation
4.0.0 before 4.18.5; 4.19.0 before 4.22.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80343
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80343
camel.apache.org
https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-80343.html
github.com
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25578
github.com
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25761
github.com
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25762
issues.apache.org
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24412
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