Apache Camel 4.14.x/4.18.x Auth Path Bypass in camel-platform-http-main
CVE-2026-40022 Published on April 27, 2026

Apache Camel Platform HTTP Main: Authentication Bypass on Non-Root Context Paths in camel main runtime
When authentication is enabled on the Apache Camel embedded HTTP server or embedded management server (camel-platform-http-main) and a non-root context path such as /api or /admin is configured via camel.server.path or camel.management.path, the BasicAuthenticationConfigurer and JWTAuthenticationConfigurer classes derive the authentication path from properties.getPath() when camel.server.authenticationPath / camel.management.authenticationPath is not explicitly set. Combined with the Vert.x sub-router mounting model - the sub-router is mounted at _path_* and the authentication handler is registered inside the sub-router at the resolved path - this causes the authentication handler to match only the exact configured context path, not its subpaths. Unauthenticated requests to subpaths such as /api/_route_ or /admin/observe/info therefore reach protected business routes and management endpoints without being challenged for credentials. The /observe/info endpoint can disclose runtime metadata such as the user, working directory, home directory, process ID, JVM and operating system information. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.14.1 before 4.14.6, from 4.18.0 before 4.18.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.20.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.14.x LTS releases stream, they are suggested to upgrade to 4.14.6. If users are on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream, they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.2.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-40022 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Types

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication.

Incorrect Behavior Order: Authorization Before Parsing and Canonicalization

If a web server does not fully parse requested URLs before it examines them for authorization, it may be possible for an attacker to bypass authorization protection. For instance, the character strings /./ and / both mean current directory. If /SomeDirectory is a protected directory and an attacker requests /./SomeDirectory, the attacker may be able to gain access to the resource if /./ is not converted to / before the authorization check is performed.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-40022

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Apache Camel
 
Red Hat Apache Camel Spring Boot
 
Red Hat Serverless
 
Red Hat Camel Quarkus
 
Red Hat Jboss Fuse
 
Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Application Platform
 
Red Hat Jbosseapxp
 
Red Hat Jboss Enterprise Bpms Platform
 
Red Hat Single Sign On
 

Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache Camel Platform HTTP Main: Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.18.1 for Spring Boot 3.5.14: Red Hat OpenShift Serverless: Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3: Red Hat Fuse 7: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack: Red Hat Process Automation 7: Red Hat Single Sign-On 7:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.46%
Percentile
36.06%

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