01 Record
CVE-2026-85248
Apache Camel: Camel-PQC Signature Verification Bypass via a Shared Unsynchronized Signature Instance
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: apache
CNA base score5.9 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Apache Camel: Camel-PQC Signature Verification Bypass via a Shared Unsynchronized Signature Instance
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.9 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-19.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-19 10:34Z10 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-19 16:58Z9 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-03
- Assigning CNA
- apache
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.9)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 66804f30ef8940f66a5c9a9a39434b67bc10f812fcc761c771b24895029c08f2
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- camel.apache.orgApache Camel Security Advisory - CVE-2026-85248https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-85248.html
- issues.apache.orgCAMEL-24445https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24445
- github.comFix on main, released in 4.23.0 (commit 91d5bdac51182fda8515e5b200e8aa842ccd1bc6)https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25825
- github.comBackport to camel-4.22.x, released in 4.22.1 (commit 936a851a2b92c29712a77080fa0935b361179f83)https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25850
- github.comBackport to camel-4.18.x, released in 4.18.5 (commit 1466b0fdf5a6e9a8fd859893f9b245218f30ea17)https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25851
07 Remediation
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. The Signature instance is no longer shared across concurrent exchanges.