CVE-2026-66906: Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob The DownloadBlobToFile Operation Built The Vulnerability

CRITICAL
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-2x37-89hj-2j95
CVSS 9.1
CWE-23
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-66906 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 9.1) the downloadblobtofile operation built the vulnerability (CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal) affecting Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves the downloadblobtofile operation built the local download target from the remote blob name without constraining it to the configured filedir. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 4.14.9, 4.18.4, 4.22.0.

CVE-2026-66906 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-66906
GHSA Identifier GHSA-2x37-89hj-2j95
Severity CRITICAL
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.1
CWE Classification CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal
Affected Product Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.1

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability None (A:N)

How to Fix CVE-2026-66906

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob fixed: 4.14.9
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
    <version>4.14.9</version>
</dependency>
org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob fixed: 4.18.4
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
    <version>4.18.4</version>
</dependency>
org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob fixed: 4.22.0
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.camel</groupId>
    <artifactId>camel-azure-storage-blob</artifactId>
    <version>4.22.0</version>
</dependency>
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.camel

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-66906, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.camel

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 4.14.9), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.camel command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal, where the product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory. In Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Relative path traversal vulnerability in Apache Camel Azure Storage Blob component. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.0.0 before 4.14.9, from 4.15.0 before 4.18.4, from 4.19.0 before 4.22.0. The camel-azure-storage-blob component can download an Azure Storage blob to the local filesystem through its downloadBlobToFile operation, writing into the directory named by the fileDir endpoint option, which is documented as usable from both the producer and the consumer. BlobOperations.downloadBlobToFile built the local target by joining fileDir with the remote blob name exactly as the Azure SDK reported it (new File(fileDir, client.getBlobName())) and passed the result straight to the SDK download call, with no lexical normalization and no check that the resolved location stayed inside fileDir. The blob name is not route-controlled data: the consumer enumerates the container in BlobConsumer.createBatchExchangesFromContainer, which lists blobs and creates one exchange per entry from BlobItem.getName() verbatim, applying no name filtering by default. A blob name containing parent-directory segments therefore resolved to a location outside the configured fileDir, letting anyone able to influence the names present in the consumed container cause Camel to create or overwrite a file at a location of their choosing, with the privileges of the Camel process. Depending on what the process can write to, overwriting a file outside the download directory can escalate beyond the loss of integrity of that file. Azure Storage blob containers use a flat namespace in which the blob name is an opaque key, so a name carrying such segments is stored and listed as given. The fileDir option is an ordinary common-group configuration parameter and carries no security marker, so nothing signalled to users that its value was not being enforced as a containment boundary. Camel's other file-download consumers - camel-file, camel-ftp, camel-smb, camel-mina-sftp and camel-azure-files - already constrained their local downloads to the configured directory using a path-segment boundary check; the camel-azure-storage-blob download path was not covered by that work. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 4.22.0, which fixes the issue. If users are on the 4.14.x LTS releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.14.9. If users are on the 4.18.x releases stream, then they are suggested to upgrade to 4.18.4. For deployments that cannot upgrade immediately, constrain the names the consumer will act on using the regex endpoint option, which is applied to each listed blob name as a full-string match, so that only simple single-segment names are accepted and any name carrying a path separator or a parent-directory segment is filtered out before an exchange is created; the prefix option can additionally narrow the listing server-side, noting that when both are set regex takes priority and prefix is ignored. Alternatively, avoid the downloadBlobToFile operation on untrusted containers and write the payload from the route under a file name the route itself controls, rather than one taken from the remote listing. As defence in depth, treat the blob names in any externally writable container as untrusted input and do not derive local filesystem paths from them.

CVE-2026-66906 Affected Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob Versions

3 component(s)
Fixed Versions:
4.14.94.18.44.22.0
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob
Maven
≥ 4.0.0
< 4.14.9
4.14.9
org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob
Maven
≥ 4.15.0
< 4.18.4
4.18.4
org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob
Maven
≥ 4.19.0
< 4.22.0
4.22.0

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-66906?
CVE-2026-66906 is a security vulnerability in Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob involving the downloadBlobToFile operation built the local download target from the remote blob name without constraining it to the configured fileDir under CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal.
Which Apache Camel-Azure-Storage-Blob versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to 4.14.9, 4.18.4, 4.22.0 across affected packages: org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob.
What version fixes CVE-2026-66906?
Upgrading to 4.14.9, 4.18.4, 4.22.0 (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is camel-azure-storage-blob affected?
Yes, org.apache.camel:camel-azure-storage-blob is affected in releases prior to 4.14.9, 4.18.4, 4.22.0. Upgrade your dependency to 4.14.9, 4.18.4, 4.22.0 or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-66906?
CVE-2026-66906 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-66906?
CVE-2026-66906 is classified under CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal (The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2026-66906?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.apache.camel'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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