CVE-2016-8749
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks.
- Record
CVE-2016-8749- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks.
- Record
CVE-2016-8749- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-0701 No score
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2018-0701- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vvjc-q5vr-52q6
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks
Apache Camel's camel-jackson and camel-jacksonxml components are vulnerable to Java object de-serialisation vulnerability. Camel allows to specify such a type through the 'CamelJacksonUnmarshalType' property. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws as demonstrated in various similar reports about Java de-serialization issues.
Mitigation: 2.16.x users should upgrade to 2.16.5, 2.17.x users should upgrade to 2.17.5, 2.18.x users should upgrade to 2.18.2.
The JIRA tickets: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10567 and https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10604 refers to the various commits that resovoled the issue, and have more details.
- Record
GHSA-vvjc-q5vr-52q6- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks.
- Record
CVE-2016-8749- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-vvjc-q5vr-52q6
Apache Camel's Jackson and JacksonXML unmarshalling operation are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution attacks
Apache Camel's camel-jackson and camel-jacksonxml components are vulnerable to Java object de-serialisation vulnerability. Camel allows to specify such a type through the 'CamelJacksonUnmarshalType' property. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws as demonstrated in various similar reports about Java de-serialization issues.
Mitigation: 2.16.x users should upgrade to 2.16.5, 2.17.x users should upgrade to 2.17.5, 2.18.x users should upgrade to 2.18.2.
The JIRA tickets: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10567 and https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10604 refers to the various commits that resovoled the issue, and have more details.
- Record
GHSA-vvjc-q5vr-52q6- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonMaven |
before 2.16.5 | 2.16.5 |
org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonMaven |
2.17.0 up to 2.17.5 | 2.17.5 |
org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonMaven |
2.18.0 up to 2.18.2 | 2.18.2 |
org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonMaven |
before 2.16.5, plus listed versions 2.0-M22.0-M32.0.02.1.02.10.0 Show 45 moreShow less2.10.12.10.22.10.32.10.42.10.52.10.62.10.72.11.02.11.12.11.22.11.32.11.42.12.02.12.12.12.22.12.32.12.42.12.52.13.02.13.12.13.22.13.32.13.42.14.02.14.12.14.22.14.32.14.42.15.02.15.12.15.22.15.32.15.42.15.52.15.62.16.02.16.12.16.22.16.32.16.42.2.02.3.02.4.02.5.02.6.0 |
2.16.5 |
org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonMaven |
2.17.0 up to 2.17.5, plus listed versions 2.17.12.17.22.17.32.17.4 |
2.17.5 |
org.apache.camel:camel-jacksonMaven |
2.18.0 up to 2.18.2, plus listed versions 2.18.1 |
2.18.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-8749 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Camel, published March 28, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, the 95th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.camel:camel-jackson 2.16.5.
References
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1832
github.com/mbechler/marshalsec/blob/master/marshalsec.pdf?raw=true
camel.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2016-8749.txt.asc?version=2&modificationDate=1486565034000&api=v2
securityfocus.com/bid/97179
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/22/2
lists.apache.org/thread.html/b4014ea7c5830ca1fc28edd5cafedfe93ad4af2d9e69c961c5def31d%40%3Ccommits.camel.apache.org%3E
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8749
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vvjc-q5vr-52q6
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-10567
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