CVE-2026-25767: cloudamqp lavinmq · Incorrect Authorization
Affects cloudamqp lavinmqSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High : upgrade to 2.6.8 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 07:57 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.6.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Upgrade cloudamqp lavinmq to 2.6.8.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cloudamqplavinmq | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
European organizations should immediately upgrade all LavinMQ instances to version 2.6.8 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Until upgrades can be applied, restrict access to the management interface to trusted administrators only and enforce strict authentication and authorization policies, limiting the assignment of the 'Policymaker' tag to the minimum necessary personnel. Implement network segmentation and firewall rules to isolate messaging servers from untrusted networks. Monitor logs for unusual shovel creation activities or access patterns across vhosts. Conduct regular audits of user privileges and review configuration settings to ensure no unauthorized shovels exist. Employ anomaly detection tools to identify suspicious message flows that could indicate exploitation attempts. Additionally, consider deploying compensating controls such as message encryption at rest and in transit to reduce the impact of unauthorized message access. Finally, maintain an incident response plan tailored to messaging infrastructure compromises.
Description
LavinMQ is a high-performance message queue & streaming server. Before 2.6.8, an authenticated user, with the “Policymaker” tag, could create shovels bypassing access controls.an authenticated user with the "Policymaker" management tag could exploit it to read messages from vhosts they are not authorized to access or publish messages to vhosts they are not authorized to access. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.6.8.
References
- github.com/cloudamqp/lavinmq/security/advisories/GHSA-wh37-6vrr-r9wg (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cloudamqp/lavinmq/pull/1670 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cloudamqp/lavinmq/pull/1687 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cloudamqp/lavinmq/commit/3a83e5894495b60c7c32a79c3dbc9bd9fa237d9a (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/cloudamqp/lavinmq/commit/be03da31f3db1a2552f7094ff58e953ef50cdc82 (opens in a new tab)