5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-85257
Apache Camel: Camel-CXF Information Disclosure via Unmuted Consumer Exceptions
Description

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Camel CXF component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1. When a route behind a CXF SOAP consumer failed with an exception the service contract does not declare, the exception was described back to the SOAP client in the fault: CXF copies the message into the SOAP faultstring, and can be configured to place the stack trace in the fault detail. An external caller able to provoke a failure could therefore read internal detail about the deployment - class and package names, and whatever the exception message carries. Declared faults, annotated @WebFault, are a different matter: those are part of the published contract that clients are written against, and suppressing them would break the service rather than protect anything. Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. Users on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.18.5. Users on the 4.22.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.22.1. A muteException consumer option, defaulting to true, replaces an undeclared route failure with a generic fault carrying no class name, message or stack trace. Faults the contract declares are reported exactly as before. Set muteException=false to restore the previous output. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, declare the exceptions the service is allowed to report and map every other failure onto one of them in an onException handler, so no undeclared exception reaches the fault.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 19, 2026, 11:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apache camel
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM f0158376-9dc2-43b6-827c-5f631a4d8d09
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Upgrade Apache Camel or configure exception handling to prevent sensitive information disclosure.
  • Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0 or later.
  • Apply LTS fixes 4.18.5 or 4.22.1.
  • Configure muteException=false for previous behavior.
  • Map undeclared exceptions in onException handlers.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-85257.

URL Resource
https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-85257.html
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25742
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25934
https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25935
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24477
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information vulnerability in Apache Camel CXF component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1. When a route behind a CXF SOAP consumer failed with an exception the service contract does not declare, the exception was described back to the SOAP client in the fault: CXF copies the message into the SOAP faultstring, and can be configured to place the stack trace in the fault detail. An external caller able to provoke a failure could therefore read internal detail about the deployment - class and package names, and whatever the exception message carries. Declared faults, annotated @WebFault, are a different matter: those are part of the published contract that clients are written against, and suppressing them would break the service rather than protect anything. Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. Users on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.18.5. Users on the 4.22.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.22.1. A muteException consumer option, defaulting to true, replaces an undeclared route failure with a generic fault carrying no class name, message or stack trace. Faults the contract declares are reported exactly as before. Set muteException=false to restore the previous output. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, declare the exceptions the service is allowed to report and map every other failure onto one of them in an onException handler, so no undeclared exception reaches the fault.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-209
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/85xxx/CVE-2026-85257.json">CVE-2026-85257</a>
    Added Reference https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-85257.html
    Added Reference https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25742
    Added Reference https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25934
    Added Reference https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25935
    Added Reference https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24477
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