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CVE-2017-12633

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12633 is a critical Java object deserialization vulnerability affecting the camel-hessian component in Apache Camel versions 2.x before 2.19.4 and 2.20.x before 2.20.1. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by deserializing untrusted data, posing a severe risk to affected systems. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, its high severity warrants immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.0.0, < 2.19.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 2.20.0, < 2.20.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
7.13%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0713 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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 (4)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-hessianFixed in: 2.19.4
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-hessianFixed in: 2.20.1
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss A-MQ 6.3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-5whj-523x-6j68critical

Apache Camel camel-hessian component vulnerable to Java object deserialization

May 14, 2022
redhatCVE-2017-12633Moderate

camel-hessian: Apache Camel's Hessian unmarshalling operation is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks

Nov 15, 2017

References

camel.apache.org / security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-12633.txt.asc
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0319
Third Party Advisory
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/CAMEL-11923
Issue TrackingVendor 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
securityfocus.com / bid/101874
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry