Authenticated remote code execution in the widely used Camunda BPM engine allows OS command execution as service user; enterprise-impacting and newsworthy.
CVE-2026-109432
Authenticated RCE via expression injection in Camunda TaskQueryDto orQueries
Is CVE-2026-109432 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-109432 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-109432?
CVE-2026-109432 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.3. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-109432?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-109432. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-109432 affect?
CVE-2026-109432 affects Camunda BPM 7.23.0 < 7.23.17, Camunda BPM 7.24.0 < 7.24.14, TaskQueryDto / AdhocQueryValidator. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-109432?
Upgrade to 7.24.14 or 7.23.17; restrict API access and rotate service credentials
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can inject JUEL expressions to invoke java.lang.Runtime.exec, executing OS commands as the engine service user.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 7.24.0 and < 7.24.14
- affected>= 7.23.0 and < 7.23.17
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.