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CVE-2020-11972
Apache Camel RabbitMQ enables Java deserialization by default. Apache Camel 2.22.x, 2.23.x, 2.24.x, 2.25.0, 3.0.0 up to 3.1.0 are…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.7%
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- apache
Description
Apache Camel RabbitMQ enables Java deserialization by default. Apache Camel 2.22.x, 2.23.x, 2.24.x, 2.25.0, 3.0.0 up to 3.1.0 are affected. 2.x users should upgrade to 2.25.1, 3.x users should upgrade to 3.2.0.
Timeline
ID reserved
By apache
- 23 days later
· 23 days later
Published
- 4 years later
· 4 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.7% · top 7.0% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
- Java deserialization
- CWE-502 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-502 and its CVEs
Affected products
Apache Camel
- affected Apache Camel 2.22.x, 2.23.x, 2.24.x, 2.25.0, 3.0.0 up to 3.1.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.camel:camel-rabbitmqGHSA-2x6r-7427-95cm (opens in a new tab)
References (5)
- [oss-security] 20200514 [SECURITY] New security advisory CVE-2020-11972 released for Apache Camel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20200514 Re: [SECURITY] New security advisory CVE-2020-11972 released for Apache Camel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2020-11972.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2x6r-7427-95cm (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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