CVE-2020-11972 json
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Apache Camel RabbitMQ
published 2020-05-14 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-2x6r-7427-95cm , EUVD-2021-0910
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.7%
- EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Apache Camel RabbitMQ enables Java deserialization by default. Apache Camel 2.22.x, 2.23.x, 2.24.x, 2.25.0, 3.0.0 up to 3.1.0 are affected. 2.x users should upgrade to 2.25.1, 3.x users should upgrade to 3.2.0.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.camel:camel-rabbitmq 2.25.1, 3.2.0
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-11972 updated cvss 9.8
camel: RabbitMQ enables Java deserialization by default which could leed to remote code execution
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Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6 camel-rabbitmq camel-rabbitmqaffected: no fix available
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Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:5568
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Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7 camel-rabbitmq camel-rabbitmqnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
5.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.camel:camel-rabbitmq | <2.25.1 >=3.0.0, <3.2.0 |
2.25.1 3.2.0 |
Affected products
- n/a Apache Camel
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data
References
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camel.apache.org
/security/CVE-2020-11972.html
web, vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2020/05/14/8
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2020/05/14/10
mailing-list, web, third-party-advisory
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oracle.com
/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
web, third-party-advisory
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oracle.com
/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
web, third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11972
advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-11972
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2x6r-7427-95cm
- NVD CVE-2020-11972
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