CVE-2020-11973
Apache Camel Netty enables Java deserialization by default.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.76%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Apache Camel Netty 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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.76% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- apache/camel · oracle/communications diameter signaling router · oracle/enterprise manager base platform · oracle/flexcube private banking
- Source
- security@apache.org
EPSS 6.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/14/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2020-11973.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/05/14/9Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2020-11973.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.