Apache Camel up to 4.14.8/4.18.2/4.20.x Camel-Lucene injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apache Camel up to 4.14.8/4.18.2/4.20.x and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Camel-Lucene. Performing a manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-46585. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Apache Camel up to 4.14.8/4.18.2/4.20.x. This affects an unknown part of the component Camel-Lucene. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

It is possible to read the advisory at lists.apache.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-46585. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/05/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

• Apache

Name

• Camel

Version

• 4.0
• 4.1
• 4.2
• 4.3
• 4.4
• 4.5
• 4.6
• 4.7
• 4.8
• 4.9
• 4.10
• 4.11
• 4.12
• 4.13
• 4.14
• 4.14.0
• 4.14.1
• 4.14.2
• 4.14.3
• 4.14.4
• 4.14.5
• 4.14.6
• 4.14.7
• 4.14.8
• 4.15
• 4.16
• 4.17
• 4.18
• 4.18.0
• 4.18.1
• 4.18.2
• 4.19
• 4.20

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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