Apache Camel up to 4.20.0 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Apache Camel up to 4.14.7/4.15.0/4.18.2/4.19.0/4.20.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-46588. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apache Camel up to 4.14.7/4.15.0/4.18.2/4.19.0/4.20.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Camel. This issue affects Apache Camel: through 4.14.7, from 4.15.0 through 4.18.2, from 4.19.0 through 4.20.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0, which fixes the issue.

The advisory is shared at camel.apache.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-46588 since 05/15/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/06/2026).

Upgrading to version 4.14.8, 4.18.3 or 4.21.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-41866). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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
• 4.15
• 4.15.0
• 4.16
• 4.17
• 4.18
• 4.18.0
• 4.18.1
• 4.18.2
• 4.19
• 4.19.0
• 4.20.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.apache.org/

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