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CVE-2026-90885

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Camel Saxon component

CVE-2026-90885: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Camel Saxon component. Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

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CVE-2026-90885 key facts

CISA KEV
Not listed (catalog checked )
Highest advisory severity
High
CVSS base score
7.5 (Apache), 7.5 (Red Hat)
Weakness
CWE-611
Fixed releases
  • Apache: 4.18.5, 4.22.2, 4.23.0
Vendor advisories
2 from Apache, Red Hat
VulniPulse record
Published · Updated

Scores, vectors, weaknesses and fixed releases are quoted from vendor advisories that cover only CVE-2026-90885; bulletin-wide values are not repeated here.

Is CVE-2026-90885 exploited?

No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-90885 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and no tracked advisory for it reports exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.

How do I fix CVE-2026-90885?

Upgrade to a fixed release named by the vendor:

  • Apache: 4.18.5, 4.22.2, 4.23.0
  • Source by Camel's own XML type converters, which configure the parser against external entities, so those bodies were not affected. (Apache)
  • Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.23.0, which fixes the issue. (Apache)

Vendor advisory comparison

Apache

1 advisory
  • Advisory severityHigh7.5

    High [CVE-2026-90885] Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Camel Saxon component

    CVE-2026-90885Source published Source updated

    Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference vulnerability in Apache Camel Saxon component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.18.5, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.2. XQueryBuilder in camel-saxon, which evaluates expressions for the xquery language and the xquery component, built its default Saxon Configuration with parse options that set only a whitespace stripping rule, leaving the XML parser at its defaults, under which a DOCTYPE declaration is accepted and external entities are resolved. A message body of type String or byte[], or any body read as an InputStream, is first turned into a javax.xml.transform. Source by Camel's own XML type converters, which configure the parser against external entities, so those bodies were not affected. A body that was already a…

    Affected products in this advisory
    • Apache Camel Saxon
    Source-reported affected versions
    • 4.0.0 before 4.18.5
    • 4.19.0 before 4.22.2
    Source-reported fixed versions
    • 4.18.5
    • 4.22.2
    • 4.23.0
    Mitigation guidance
    • Source by Camel's own XML type converters, which configure the parser against external entities, so those bodies were not affected.
    • Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.23.0, which fixes the issue.
    • If users are on the 4.22.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.22.2.
    • If users are on the 4.18.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.5.

    1 more entries in the full advisory.

    Workarounds
    • Source when that body carries XML from an untrusted sender, or set the configuration option of the xquery endpoint or language to a Saxon Configuration whose parse options refuse a DOCTYPE declaration and disable external entities and external DTD loading, which is what the fixed releases now apply by default.
    Full advisory and evidenceOpen source bulletin

Red Hat

1 advisory
  • Advisory severityHigh7.5

    High [CVE-2026-90885] Information disclosure via XML external entity injection

    CVE-2026-90885Source published Source updated

    Information disclosure via XML external entity injection. Red Hat rates this important (CVSS 7.5). Weakness: CWE-611. Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3; Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4; Red Hat Fuse 7.

    Related products — impact not confirmed
    • Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3
    • Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
    • Red Hat Fuse 7
    Source-reported affected versions
    Affected-version details not available in this record.
    Source-reported fixed versions
    No fixed-version detail extracted. This does not mean no fix exists.
    Mitigation guidance
    No mitigation guidance extracted; consult the source.
    Full advisory and evidenceOpen source bulletin

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