Review reviewCritical

CVE-2026-56140

Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel AWS2 SNS, camel

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Apache Camel AWS SNS component. The camel-aws2-sns component filters Camel headers through a component-specific HeaderFilterStrategy, Sns2HeaderFilterStrategy. Like the sibling Sqs2HeaderFilterStrategy, it originally configured only an outbound filter (setOutFilterPattern, which blocks Camel*, breadcrumbId and org.apache.camel.* headers from being written out) and did not configure an inbound filter rule. For the related camel-aws2-sqs component this inbound gap was exploitable, because the Sqs2Consumer maps inbound SQS message attributes into the...

CVSS: 9.8
EPSS: 0.43%
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 probability0.43%

Technical severityCVSS 9.8

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel AWS2 SNS, 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 AWS2 SNS, 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:H/I:H/A:H
CWE: CWE-20