What is CVE-2026-40860?

CVE-2026-40860 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Camel, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-04-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-40860?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Deserialization in Apache Camel

CVE-2026-40860

JmsBinding.extractBodyFromJms() in camel-jms, and the equivalent JmsBinding class in camel-sjms, deserialized the payload of incoming JMS ObjectMessage values via javax.jms.ObjectMessage.getObject() without applying any ObjectInputFilter…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.010 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Camel — versions 4.19.0
Apache Software Foundation Camel — versions 3.0.0, 4.15.0, 4.19.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

security@apache.org (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40860?: CVE-2026-40860 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Camel, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-04-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-40860?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.