CVE-2026-49098

🗓️ 06 Jul 2026 08:10:43Reported by apacheType

cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 220 Views🌐 WEB

Camel-Kafka insecure header handling lets web clients override topic via kafka.OVERRIDE_TOPIC.

Reporter	Title	Published	Views	Family All 17
GithubExploit	Exploit for Improper Input Validation in Apache Camel	20 Jul 202616:39	–	githubexploit
ATTACKERKB	CVE-2026-49098	6 Jul 202608:10	–	attackerkb
BDU FSTEC	The vulnerability of the evaluateTopic() function in the KafkaProducer class of the camel-kafka framework from Apache Camel allows a attacker to compromise the confidentiality of the protected information.	21 Jul 202600:00	–	bdu_fstec
Circl	CVE-2026-49098	5 Jul 202620:34	–	circl
Cvelist	CVE-2026-49098 Apache Camel: Camel-Kafka: The kafka.OVERRIDE_TOPIC (and other kafka.*) Exchange header constants used non-Camel-prefixed names that bypass the upstream HTTP header filter, allowing an HTTP client to redirect Kafka messages to an arbitrary topic	6 Jul 202608:10	–	cvelist
EUVD	EUVD-2026-41844	6 Jul 202608:10	–	euvd
Github Security Blog	Apache Camel-Kafka: The kafka.OVERRIDE_TOPIC (and other kafka.*) Exchange header constants used non-Camel-prefixed names that bypass the upstream HTTP header filter	6 Jul 202609:30	–	github
Kitploit	CVE-2026-49098 — Updated!	31 Jul 202622:15	–	kitploit
Kitploit	security-research — Updated!	3 Sep 202601:03	–	kitploit
Kitploit	CVE-2026-49098	5 Sep 202617:42	–	kitploit

NVD

Vulners

Node

apache camelRange4.0.0–4.14.8

apache camelRange4.15.0–4.18.3

apache camelRange4.19.0–4.21.0

[
  {
    "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
    "packageName": "org.apache.camel:camel-kafka",
    "product": "Apache Camel",
    "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "4.14.8",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "4.0.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "lessThan": "4.18.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "4.15.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      },
      {
        "lessThan": "4.21.0",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "4.19.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ]
  }
]

Source	Link
camel	www.camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-49098.html
openwall	www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/05/23

Parameter	Position	Path	Description	CWE
kafka.OVERRIDE_TOPIC	header	platform-http:/feedback	HTTP header injection enabling override of the Kafka topic via kafka.OVERRIDE_TOPIC in a bridge from HTTP to Kafka	CWE-20, CWE-74
kafka.OVERRIDE_TIMESTAMP	header	platform-http:/feedback	HTTP header injection enabling override of the Kafka topic via kafka.OVERRIDE_TOPIC in a bridge from HTTP to Kafka	CWE-20, CWE-74
kafka.PARTITION_KEY	header	platform-http:/feedback	HTTP header injection enabling override of the Kafka topic via kafka.OVERRIDE_TOPIC in a bridge from HTTP to Kafka	CWE-20, CWE-74

08 Jul 2026 03:11Current

6.1Medium risk

Vulners AI Score6.1

CVSS 3.15.3

EPSS0.00609

SSVC