Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') Affecting org.apache.camel:camel-aws2-sqs package, versions [,4.14.8)[4.15.0,4.18.3)[4.19.0,4.21.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.43% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGAPACHECAMEL-17821197
  • published6 Jul 2026
  • disclosed6 Jul 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Jul 2026

NewCVE-2026-56140  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-917  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.apache.camel:camel-aws2-sqs to version 4.14.8, 4.18.3, 4.21.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an Expression Language Statement ('Expression Language Injection') due to the lack of an inbound filter rule in Sns2HeaderFilterStrategy. An attacker cannot manipulate internal headers or inject unauthorized data by sending crafted messages, as the component does not support inbound message consumption. This is a defense-in-depth change with no known exploit path.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1