Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-27830

swaldman c3p0, Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.14.4 for Spring Boot 3.5.11, Red Hat Build of Debezium 3.2

c3p0, a JDBC Connection pooling library, is vulnerable to attack via maliciously crafted Java-serialized objects and `javax.naming.Reference` instances. Several c3p0 `ConnectionPoolDataSource` implementations have a property called `userOverridesAsString` which conceptually represents a `Map<String,Map<String,String>>`. Prior to v0.12.0, that property was maintained as a hex-encoded serialized object. Any attacker able to reset this property, on an existing `ConnectionPoolDataSource` or via maliciously crafted serialized objects or `javax.naming.Reference` instances could be tailored execut...

CVSS: 8.9
EPSS: 0.53%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.02.26

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.53%

Technical severityCVSS 8.9

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: swaldman c3p0, Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.14.4 for Spring Boot 3.5.11, Red Hat Build of Debezium 3.2
Affected versions: >= < 0.12.0
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that swaldman c3p0, Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.14.4 for Spring Boot 3.5.11, Red Hat Build of Debezium 3.2 and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE: CWE-502, CWE-94