CVE-2017-3159

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization

9.8 CriticalFix available

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

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

6.29%Up 1.5 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

Record: CVE-2017-3159
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV: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 camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

Record: CVE-2017-3159
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-0619 No score

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

Record: EUVD-2018-0619
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hvpr-9cr6-q5v7 9.8

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

Record: GHSA-hvpr-9cr6-q5v7
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS: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 9.8

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization vulnerability. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

Record: CVE-2017-3159
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-hvpr-9cr6-q5v7 9.8

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization

Apache Camel's camel-snakeyaml component is vulnerable to Java object de-serialization. De-serializing untrusted data can lead to security flaws.

Record: GHSA-hvpr-9cr6-q5v7
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS: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

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`org.apache.camel:camel-snakeyaml` Maven	before 2.17.5	2.17.5
`org.apache.camel:camel-snakeyaml` Maven	2.18.0 up to 2.18.2	2.18.2
`org.apache.camel:camel-snakeyaml` Maven	before 2.17.5, plus listed versions 2.17.02.17.12.17.22.17.32.17.4	2.17.5
`org.apache.camel:camel-snakeyaml` Maven	2.18.0 up to 2.18.2, plus listed versions 2.18.1	2.18.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-3159 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Camel, published March 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.29%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.camel:camel-snakeyaml 2.17.5.

References

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