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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-6857

High
CWE-502 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 22, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 23, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.5
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

A flaw was found in camel-infinispan. This vulnerability involves unsafe deserialization in the ProtoStream remote aggregation repository. A remote attacker with low privileges could exploit this by sending specially crafted data, leading to arbitrary code execution. This allows the attacker to gain full control over the affected system, impacting its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-6857 is a critical unsafe deserialization vulnerability in camel-infinispan's ProtoStream remote aggregation repository that enables remote code execution with low privilege requirements. Without an available patch, affected organizations face immediate risk of complete system compromise. The absence of exploit availability provides limited window for defensive preparation before weaponization.

📄 Description (Arabic)

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 30, 2026 04:36
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi banking sector (SAMA-regulated institutions) and government agencies using Apache Camel for integration platforms face critical risk. Energy sector (ARAMCO, downstream operators) utilizing Infinispan for distributed caching in SCADA/ICS environments could experience operational disruption. Telecom operators (STC, Mobily, Zain) relying on Camel for message processing and aggregation services are at high risk. Healthcare organizations using Camel-based integration hubs for patient data exchange face confidentiality breaches. Government digital transformation initiatives (NCA oversight) implementing microservices architectures with Camel are vulnerable.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services Government and Public Administration Energy and Utilities Telecommunications Healthcare Digital Transformation Initiatives
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.7
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Inventory all systems running Apache Camel with Infinispan integration, particularly ProtoStream remote aggregation repositories
2. Isolate affected systems from production networks if exploitation indicators detected
3. Implement network segmentation to restrict access to ProtoStream aggregation endpoints
4. Enable enhanced logging for deserialization operations and remote aggregation calls

PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Monitor Apache Camel security advisories for patch release (currently unavailable)
2. Subscribe to camel-infinispan project notifications for CVE-2026-6857 updates
3. Prepare patch deployment procedures and test in non-production environments immediately upon availability

COMPENSATING CONTROLS (until patch available):
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to block suspicious ProtoStream protocol patterns
2. Deploy API gateway authentication requiring mutual TLS for all remote aggregation requests
3. Restrict network access to ProtoStream endpoints using firewall rules (whitelist only trusted sources)
4. Disable remote aggregation features if not operationally required
5. Implement Java deserialization filters using JEP 290 or NotSoSerial library

DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for unexpected Java class instantiation during deserialization (ClassNotFoundException, InstantiationException)
2. Alert on ProtoStream message processing with unusual payload sizes or malformed structures
3. Track process execution spawned from Java/Camel processes with suspicious command patterns
4. Monitor for outbound connections from Camel processes to unexpected destinations
5. Implement YARA rules for common gadget chains (ysoserial payloads) in network traffic
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حصر جميع الأنظمة التي تقوم بتشغيل Apache Camel مع تكامل Infinispan، خاصة مستودعات التجميع البعيد ProtoStream
2. عزل الأنظمة المتأثرة عن شبكات الإنتاج إذا تم اكتشاف مؤشرات استغلال
3. تنفيذ تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد الوصول إلى نقاط نهاية التجميع ProtoStream
4. تفعيل السجلات المحسنة لعمليات فك التسلسل واستدعاءات التجميع البعيد

إرشادات التصحيح:
1. مراقبة تنبيهات أمان Apache Camel لإصدار التصحيح (غير متاح حالياً)
2. الاشتراك في إخطارات مشروع camel-infinispan لتحديثات CVE-2026-6857
3. تحضير إجراءات نشر التصحيح واختبارها في بيئات غير الإنتاج فوراً عند توفرها

الضوابط البديلة (حتى توفر التصحيح):
1. تنفيذ قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب لحجب أنماط بروتوكول ProtoStream المريبة
2. نشر بوابة API تتطلب مصادقة TLS متبادلة لجميع طلبات التجميع البعيد
3. تقييد الوصول إلى شبكة نقاط نهاية ProtoStream باستخدام قواعد جدار الحماية (قائمة بيضاء للمصادر الموثوقة فقط)
4. تعطيل ميزات التجميع البعيد إذا لم تكن مطلوبة تشغيلياً
5. تنفيذ مرشحات فك التسلسل Java باستخدام JEP 290 أو مكتبة NotSoSerial

قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة إنشاء فئة Java غير المتوقعة أثناء فك التسلسل
2. تنبيه معالجة رسائل ProtoStream برسائل ذات أحجام حمولة غير عادية أو هياكل مشوهة
3. تتبع تنفيذ العملية المنبثقة من عمليات Java/Camel برسائل أوامر مريبة
4. مراقبة الاتصالات الصادرة من عمليات Camel إلى وجهات غير متوقعة
5. تنفيذ قواعد YARA لسلاسل الأدوات الشائعة في حركة المرور على الشبكة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy ECC 2024 A.12.3.1 - Configuration management ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event logging
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.RA-1 - Asset management and vulnerability identification PR.IP-12 - Software development security practices DE.CM-1 - Detection and analysis of anomalies RS.MI-1 - Incident response and mitigation
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 - Implementation of secure development practices A.12.6.1 - Management of technical vulnerabilities A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy and procedures A.12.3.1 - Segregation of development, test and production environments
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0.1
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates Requirement 6.5.1 - Injection flaws prevention Requirement 11.2 - Vulnerability scanning
📊 CVSS Score
7.5
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorN — None / Network
Attack ComplexityH — High
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.5
CWECWE-502
EPSS0.41%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-04-22
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.7
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: CRITICAL
🏷️ Tags
CWE-502
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