CVE-2026-39304: Apache ActiveMQ Client · Denial of Service via Out of Memory
Affects Apache ActiveMQ ClientSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 6.2.4 or 5.19.4 soon.
Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.2.4, 5.19.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Apr 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 24 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Apache ActiveMQ Client and Apache ActiveMQ Broker and Apache ActiveMQ All and Apache ActiveMQ and org.apache.activemq/activemq and Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.activemq:activemq-client and Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker and Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.activemq:activemq-all and Apache Software Foundation/org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq and org.apache.activemq/activemq-client and org.apache.activemq/activemq-broker to 6.2.4 or 5.19.4.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ Client | Affected
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| Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ Client | Affected
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| Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ Broker | Affected
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| Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ Broker | Affected
| Fixed in
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| Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ All | Affected
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| Apache Software FoundationApache ActiveMQ All | Affected
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AI-suggested
A fix is available. Users should upgrade affected Apache ActiveMQ Client, Broker, and Apache ActiveMQ versions to 5.19.5 or 6.2.4 or later to resolve this vulnerability. Patch status is confirmed by vendor advisories. No additional mitigations are specified.
Description
Denial of Service via Out of Memory vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ. ActiveMQ NIO SSL transports do not correctly handle TLSv1.3 handshake KeyUpdates triggered by clients. This makes it possible for a client to rapidly trigger updates which causes the broker to exhaust all its memory in the SSL engine leading to DoS. Note: TLS versions before TLSv1.3 (such as TLSv1.2) are broken but are not vulnerable to OOM. Previous TLS versions require a full handshake renegotiation which causes a connection to hang but not OOM. This is fixed as well. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Client: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or 5.19.5, which fixes the issue.
References
- activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-39304-announcement.txt (opens in a new tab)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/17 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-39304 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2457275 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-39304.json (opens in a new tab)