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CVE-2016-8749

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8749 describes a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operations. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high CVSS score of 9.8, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:2.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:2.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.16.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:2.16.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.16.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:2.16.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.16.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
10.60%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1060 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 36,833 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (8)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonFixed in: 2.17.5
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonFixed in: 2.16.5
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonFixed in: 2.18.2
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
View patch
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 2Fixed in: camel-jackson
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: camel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse Service Works 6Fixed in: camel-jackson

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vvjc-q5vr-52q6critical

Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks

Oct 16, 2018
redhatCVE-2016-8749Moderate

camel-jacksonxml: Unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to RCE

Dec 7, 2016

References

camel.apache.org / security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-8749.txt.asc
Vendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1832
Third Party Advisory
lists.apache.org / thread.html/2318d7f7d87724d8716cd650c21b31cb06e4d34f6d0f5ee42f28fdaf%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
github.com / mbechler/marshalsec/blob/master/marshalsec.pdf
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/05/22/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97179
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry