# CVE-2026-80351: Apache Camel K: Camel K Tenant repositories reach Maven execution inside operator pod

> Tenants can execute arbitrary code in the operator pod via Maven configuration injection, requiring an upgrade to secure the environment.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x48w-5g24-c9q7

## What is CVE-2026-80351?

CVE-2026-80351 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Apache Camel, published on 10 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated code ('eval injection') vulnerability in Apache Camel K.

An improper neutralization of directives in dynamically evaluated Maven configuration allows tenant-controlled repository content to influence code execution within the operator pod, potentially enabling tenants to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the operator.

This issue affects Apache Camel K: from 2.0.0 before 2.9.3, from 2.10.1 before 2.10.2.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.9.3, 2.10.2 or 2.11.0, which fixes the issue.

Weakness: CWE-95 (Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-80351?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Camel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-80351?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-80351 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-80351 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80351 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Camel

- [CVE-2026-33453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33453/): Apache camel-coap allows header injection that can lead to remote code execution (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-40453](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40453/): Apache Camel has an incomplete fix for CVE-2025-27636 (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2026-80352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80352/): Apache Camel K: Camel K Master trait serviceAccountName YAML injection lets CR author apply arbitrary objects (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-71300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71300/): Apache Camel: Camel-Atmosphere-Websocket: WebSocket dispatch header injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-78329](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-78329/): Apache Camel-Undertow: the endpoint discarded the undertow-specific header filter strategy in favour of the base HTTP one, so the undertow filtering never ran on endpoint-configured routes (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-80351 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-80351 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Apache Camel, published on 10 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80351 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache Camel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80351/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80351/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80351
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80351
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-80351

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