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CVE-2017-12634

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-12634 is a critical Java object deserialization vulnerability affecting Apache Camel versions 2.x before 2.19.4 and 2.20.x before 2.20.1, specifically within the camel-castor component. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely over the network with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

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

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
7.19%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0719 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 (5)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-castorFixed in: 2.19.4
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-castorFixed 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
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6Fixed in: camel-castor

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-vf4q-8mr7-5c5ccritical

Camel-castor component in Apache Camel is vulnerable to Java object de-serialisation

Oct 16, 2018
redhatCVE-2017-12634Moderate

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

Nov 15, 2017

References

camel.apache.org / security-advisories.data/CVE-2017-12634.txt.asc
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0319
Third Party Advisory
issues.apache.org / jira/browse/CAMEL-11929
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/101876
Issue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry