CWE-164 (Improper Neutralization of Internal Special Elements) documents a weakness type used across vulnerability databases and security assessments. Use the sections below for definition, context, and mapped CVEs.
The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes internal special elements that could be interpreted in unexpected ways when they are sent to a downstream component.
| Kind | Name | Class | Prevalence | OS / CPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language | — | Not Language-Specific | Undetermined | — |
These CVEs are mapped to this weakness in this database and kept for traceability and search.
| CVE | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-30177 | 2025-04-01 | Bypass/Injection vulnerability in Apache Camel in Camel-Undertow component under particular conditions. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.10.0 before 4.10.3, from 4.8.0 before 4.8.6. Users are… |
| CVE-2025-29891 | 2025-03-12 | Bypass/Injection vulnerability in Apache Camel. This issue affects Apache Camel: from 4.10.0 before 4.10.2, from 4.8.0 before 4.8.5, from 3.10.0 before 3.22.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to ve… |
| Date | Name | Version | Importance | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-07-01 | Eric Dalci | 1.0 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations, Time_of_Introduction |
| 2008-09-08 | CWE Content Team | 1.0 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2008-10-14 | CWE Content Team | 1.0.1 | — | updated Description |
| 2009-05-27 | CWE Content Team | 1.4 | — | updated Description, Name |
| 2009-07-27 | CWE Content Team | 1.5 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2010-04-05 | CWE Content Team | 1.8.1 | — | updated Description, Name |
| 2011-03-29 | CWE Content Team | 1.12 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2011-06-01 | CWE Content Team | 1.13 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2011-06-27 | CWE Content Team | 2.0 | — | updated Common_Consequences |
| 2012-05-11 | CWE Content Team | 2.2 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2012-10-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.3 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2014-07-30 | CWE Content Team | 2.8 | — | updated Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| 2017-05-03 | CWE Content Team | 2.11 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2017-11-08 | CWE Content Team | 3.0 | — | updated Applicable_Platforms, Relationships |
| 2020-02-24 | CWE Content Team | 4.0 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations, Relationships |
| 2020-06-25 | CWE Content Team | 4.1 | — | updated Potential_Mitigations |
| 2023-01-31 | CWE Content Team | 4.10 | — | updated Description, Potential_Mitigations |
| 2023-04-27 | CWE Content Team | 4.11 | — | updated Relationships |
| 2023-06-29 | CWE Content Team | 4.12 | — | updated Mapping_Notes |
| 2025-12-11 | CWE Content Team | 4.19 | — | updated Weakness_Ordinalities |