CVE-2026-85250: Apache Camel: Camel-XPath XML External Entity Processing and File Disclosure via the documentType=InputSource Option

Is it exploited?

Not on CISA's list. CISA has not added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 29 Oct 2026. If CISA adds it, this page shows it as known exploited.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

0.6%

Up from 0.5% on 22 Oct 2026.

EPSS score, percentile 46.5 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.

How severe?

7.5 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA

What should I do?

Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. Full textSolution from the CVE record.

CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.

Advisories and patches (4)

Which versions are affected?

Affected

• from 4.0.0 to before 4.18.5
• from 4.19.0 to before 4.22.1

Unaffected 4.18.5; 4.22.1; 4.23.0

Versions by product

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of 29 Oct 2026; FIRST EPSS, as of 29 Oct 2026; CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

Solution (from the CVE record)

Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. Users on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.18.5. Users on the 4.22.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.22.1. The InputSource document type now goes through the same hardened parser as the default type, so a DOCTYPE is refused. Note that it also shares that type's documented escape hatch: the same DocumentBuilderFactory system properties that relax the default type relax this one, so a deployment that has set them remains unprotected by design.

Workaround (from the CVE record)

For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, do not use documentType=InputSource on expressions evaluated over untrusted XML; the default document type already refuses a DOCTYPE.

Advisories and patches

• Fix on main, released in 4.23.0 (commit 1ead256f1bfcef36c2572a88809bcd7547bdc111) (Patch)
• Backport to camel-4.22.x, released in 4.22.1 (commit 260989268cbc6d258b1fcba63770be8ebbec40cb) (Patch)
• Backport to camel-4.18.x, released in 4.18.5 (commit af1efbcccf5882b1ef0094db718972da3190e7e9) (Patch)
• Apache Camel Security Advisory - CVE-2026-85250 (Vendor advisory)

This summary is based on the CVE record as of 29 Oct 2026. Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Versions not listed are: unaffected.

Versions the record lists as unaffected: 4.18.5, 4.22.1, 4.23.0.

Source: CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Camel XPath component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1. With documentType set to InputSource, XPathBuilder handed the payload straight to javax.xml.xpath, which builds a DocumentBuilder of its own using the JDK defaults. The hardening applied to Camel's default docu…

Summary: CVE record, as of 29 Oct 2026.

• CISA has not added CVE-2026-85250 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, as of 29 Oct 2026.
• The CVE record was published on 19 Oct 2026.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (High), given by its CNA.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.6% (percentile 46.5), as of 29 Oct 2026. EPSS is a statistical estimate, not a report of exploitation.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation none, automatable yes, technical impact partial.
• The credits in the CVE record name Anthropic (Claude) as finder.

Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of 29 Oct 2026; CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026; FIRST EPSS, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

Apache Camel: Camel-XPath XML External Entity Processing and File Disclosure via the documentType=InputSource Option

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Camel XPath component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.1. With documentType set to InputSource, XPathBuilder handed the payload straight to javax.xml.xpath, which builds a DocumentBuilder of its own using the JDK defaults. The hardening applied to Camel's default document type was therefore bypassed: a DOCTYPE declaration that is refused on the default type was accepted here, and the external entity it declared was resolved and expanded into the evaluated document. An external sender whose XML reaches such an expression could read files readable by the Camel process and cause the process to issue requests to hosts it names. The two document types disagreeing on parser configuration is what made this reachable, since a deployment choosing InputSource for streaming reasons had no indication it was also choosing a weaker parser. Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. Users on the 4.18.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.18.5. Users on the 4.22.x LTS releases stream should upgrade to 4.22.1. The InputSource document type now goes through the same hardened parser as the default type, so a DOCTYPE is refused. Note that it also shares that type's documented escape hatch: the same DocumentBuilderFactory system properties that relax the default type relax this one, so a deployment that has set them remains unprotected by design. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, do not use documentType=InputSource on expressions evaluated over untrusted XML; the default document type already refuses a DOCTYPE.

Source: CVE List, as of 29 Oct 2026. About the data.

Timeline

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