Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-46457

Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel, camel

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Camel NATS component. The camel-nats component maps inbound NATS message headers into the Camel Exchange but defaulted its headerFilterStrategy to a bare new DefaultHeaderFilterStrategy() with no inbound rules configured (NatsConfiguration). With no inFilter, inFilterPattern or inFilterStartsWith set, DefaultHeaderFilterStrategy.applyFilterToExternalHeaders returns not filtered for every header name, so NatsConsumer copies every NATS message header - including Camel-internal control headers such as CamelHttpUri, CamelFileName or CamelSqlQuer...

CVSS: 7.5
EPSS: 0.42%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.07.06

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.42%

Technical severityCVSS 7.5

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel, camel
Affected versions: 4.0.0, 4.15.0, 4.19.0, >= 4.0.0 < 4.14.8, >= 4.15.0 < 4.18.3, >= 4.19.0 < 4.21.0
Fixed versions: 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel, camel 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:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE: CWE-20