---
title: "CVE-2026-85250: Apache Camel - XML External Entity Injection"
description: "Apache Camel 4.0.0 < 4.18.5 and 4.19.0 < 4.22.1 contain an XML External Entity Injection caused by inconsistent parser configuration in XPath component with documentType set to InputSource, letting external attackers read files and perform SSRF, exploit requires processing untrusted XML with InputSource documentType."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85250/
---

# CVE-2026-85250 Apache Camel - XML External Entity Injection

Apache Camel 4.0.0 < 4.18.5 and 4.19.0 < 4.22.1 contain an XML External Entity Injection caused by inconsistent parser configuration in XPath component with documentType set to InputSource, letting external attackers read files and perform SSRF, exploit requires processing untrusted XML with InputSource documentType.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Not required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85250)

## Details

Type

XML External Entity Injection

Impact

Information Disclosure, Server Side Request Forgery

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published

19 October 2026

Updated

20 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-611](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html)

## Vendor fix

Upgrade to Apache Camel 4.23.0, or 4.18.5 for 4.18.x LTS, or 4.22.1 for 4.22.x LTS releases.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85250](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85250)
- [https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-85250.html](https://camel.apache.org/security/CVE-2026-85250.html)
- [https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25683](https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25683)
- [https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25940](https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25940)
- [https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25942](https://github.com/apache/camel/pull/25942)
- [https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24475](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CAMEL-24475)

[← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/)

## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding.

[Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)