Deserialization of Untrusted Data Affecting org.apache.camel:camel-spring-redis package, versions [2.11.0,4.18.5)[4.19.0,4.22.1)
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- published22 Oct 2026
- disclosed19 Oct 2026
- creditLeon Zlobecki
Introduced: 19 Oct 2026
NewCVE-2026-78165 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.apache.camel:camel-spring-redis to version 4.18.5, 4.22.1 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data via the getSerializer method in RedisConfiguration in the Spring Redis component. When no custom serializer is configured, an attacker able to publish to a subscribed Redis channel can send a crafted Java-serialized object graph that the default serializer materializes without an input filter, causing its readObject methods to run in the Camel process. The same unfiltered deserialization occurs when producer read commands process values stored in Redis.
Notes
- On the producer-read path, exploitation requires attacker-controlled serialized data to be present in Redis values that a
GET,HGET,HGETALL, orHVALScommand reads; merely being able to publish to a subscribed channel does not reach this path.
Workarounds
- Set the JVM-wide
jdk.serialFiltersystem property to reject untrusted serialized classes, for example:-Djdk.serialFilter=!java.net.**;java.**;javax.**;org.apache.camel.**;!*. - Configure the Camel Redis
serializerendpoint option to use a non-Java-serialization serializer, such asStringRedisSerializer; setting it only on a customredisTemplatedoes not protect the consumer path. - Require authentication on the Redis instance and restrict which clients can publish to the channels consumed by Camel, preventing untrusted clients from injecting payloads.
- Do not expose a Redis instance consumed by Camel to untrusted networks.
Details
Serialization is a process of converting an object into a sequence of bytes which can be persisted to a disk or database or can be sent through streams. The reverse process of creating object from sequence of bytes is called deserialization. Serialization is commonly used for communication (sharing objects between multiple hosts) and persistence (store the object state in a file or a database). It is an integral part of popular protocols like Remote Method Invocation (RMI), Java Management Extension (JMX), Java Messaging System (JMS), Action Message Format (AMF), Java Server Faces (JSF) ViewState, etc.
Deserialization of untrusted data (CWE-502) is when the application deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid, thus allowing the attacker to control the state or the flow of the execution.