GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-27vm-5vpj-rp5g Apache Camel Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-40022
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-288
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-05
Affected packages
• Maven org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main: >= 4.14.1, < 4.14.6 → fixed in 4.14.6
• Maven org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main: >= 4.18.0, < 4.18.2 → fixed in 4.18.2
• Maven org.apache.camel:camel-platform-http-main: >= 4.19.0, < 4.20.0 → fixed in 4.20.0
Description
When authentication is enabled on the Apache Camel embedded HTTP server or embedded management server (camel-platform-http-main) and a non-root context path such as /api or /admin is configured via camel.server.path or camel.management.path, the BasicAuthenticationConfigurer and JWTAuthenticationConfigurer classes derive the authentication path from properties.getPath() when camel.server.authenticationPath / camel.management.authenticationPath is not explicitly set. Combined with the Vert.x sub-router mounting model - the sub-router is mounted at _path_* and the authentication handler is registered inside the sub-router at the resolved path - this causes the authentication handler to match only the exact configured context path, not its subpaths. Unauthenticated requests to subpaths such as /api/_route_ or /admin/observe/info therefore reach protected business routes and management endpoints without being challenged for credentials. The /observe/info endpoint can disclose runtime metadata such as the user, working directory, home directory, process ID, JVM and operating system information.
This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.14.1 before 4.14.6, from 4.18.0 before 4.18.2.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.14.x LTS releases stream, they are suggested to upgrade to 4.14.6. If users are on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream, they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.2.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-40022 When authentication is enabled on the Apache Camel embedded HTTP server or embedded management server (camel-platform-http-main) and a… vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40022 advisory
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/22474 web
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/22475 web
- https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/22476 web
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/6ec12cbebfc1b6360cdaac1c1f8c681864911695 web
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/7b5b8c0283c0ab8d703d868ded7614018762a553 web
- https://github.com/apache/camel/commit/a9ebee94af976ac2afd7906d2e76673067d8be86 web
- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-40022.html web
- https://github.com/apache/camel package
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/26/5 web