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CVE-2026-27446: Apache Artemis · Missing Authentication

Affects Apache ArtemisSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · 10% EPSS · CVSS 9.3 Critical · fixed in 2.52.0 : patch Apache Artemis as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
10.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 95% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.52.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Apache Software FoundationApache ArtemisAffected
  • >=2.50.0 <=2.51.0
Fixed in–
Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ ArtemisAffected
  • >=2.11.0 <=2.44.0
Fixed in–
MavenApache Software Foundation/org.apache.artemis:artemis-serverpkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.artemis:artemis-serverOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.50.0 <=2.51.0
Fixed in–
MavenApache Software Foundation/org.apache.activemq:artemis-serverpkg:maven/Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.activemq:artemis-serverOther threatsAffected
  • >=2.11.0 <=2.44.0
Fixed in–
Mavenorg.apache.activemq/artemis-core-clientpkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/artemis-core-clientOther threatsAffected
  • =2.50.0
  • <=2.51.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in Apache Artemis version 2.52.0; users are strongly recommended to upgrade to this version. Alternatively, mitigate the issue by removing Core protocol support from acceptors that receive connections from untrusted sources by modifying the acceptor URL to exclude the Core protocol using the "protocols" URL parameter. Another mitigation is to configure two-way SSL with certificate-based authentication to prevent unauthenticated exploitation. A service restart or reload may be required for mitigation changes to take effect.

Description

Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) vulnerability in Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use the Core protocol to force a target broker to establish an outbound Core federation connection to an attacker-controlled rogue broker. This could potentially result in message injection into any queue and/or message exfiltration from any queue via the rogue broker. This impacts environments that allow both: - incoming Core protocol connections from untrusted sources to the broker - outgoing Core protocol connections from the broker to untrusted targets This issue affects: - Apache Artemis from 2.50.0 through 2.51.0 - Apache ActiveMQ Artemis from 2.11.0 through 2.44.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Artemis version 2.52.0, which fixes the issue. The issue can be mitigated by one of the following: - Remove Core protocol support from any acceptor receiving connections from untrusted sources. Incoming Core protocol connections are supported by default via the "artemis" acceptor listening on port 61616. See the "protocols" URL parameter configured for the acceptor. An acceptor URL without this parameter supports all protocols by default, including Core. - Use two-way SSL (i.e. certificate-based authentication) in order to force every client to present the proper SSL certificate when establishing a connection before any message protocol handshake is attempted. This will prevent unauthenticated exploitation of this vulnerability. - Implement and deploy a Core interceptor to deny all Core downstream federation connect packets. Such packets have a type of (int) -16 or (byte) 0xfffffff0. Documentation for interceptors is available at  https://artemis.apache.org/components/artemis/documentation/latest/intercepting-operations.html .

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