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CVE-2020-11973

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-11973 is a critical deserialization vulnerability in Apache Camel, affecting versions 2.22.x through 2.25.0 and 3.0.0 through 3.1.0, as well as various Oracle products integrating Apache Camel. The vulnerability, rated 9.8 CRITICAL, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to Java deserialization being enabled by default in Apache Camel Netty. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the high CVSS score and FAUCET Risk Score of 87/100 indicate a significant potential impact if exploited. Organizations using affected versions should upgrade to Apache Camel 2.25.1 or 3.2.0 immediately.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 2.22.0, <= 2.25.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.0.0, <= 3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:camel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 8.0.0, <= 8.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
13.4.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform:13.4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0659 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 36,897 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 (2)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.camel:camel-nettyFixed in: 3.2.0
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse 7.8.0Fixed in: camel-netty
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-h79p-32mx-fjj9critical

Apache Camel Netty enables Java deserialization by default

May 21, 2020
redhatCVE-2020-11973Important

camel: Netty enables Java deserialization by default which could leed to remote code execution

May 14, 2020

References

camel.apache.org / security/CVE-2020-11973.html
Vendor Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpujan2021.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / /security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2020/05/14/9
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