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CVE-2026-67222: rabbitmq-server · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Affects rabbitmq-serverSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.9 Medium · fixed in 4.2.6 : update rabbitmq-server when convenient.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
5.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.2.6, 4.1.11, 4.0.20 +1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Sep 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 8 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade rabbitmq-server and rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server to 4.2.6, 4.1.11, 4.0.20 or 3.13.15.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
rabbitmqrabbitmq-serverAffected
  • >=4.2.0 <4.2.6
Fixed in
  • 4.2.6
rabbitmqrabbitmq-serverAffected
  • >=4.1.0 <4.1.11
Fixed in
  • 4.1.11
rabbitmqrabbitmq-serverAffected
  • >=4.0.0 <4.0.20
Fixed in
  • 4.0.20
rabbitmqrabbitmq-serverAffected
  • >=3.13.0 <3.13.15
Fixed in
  • 3.13.15
GitHubrabbitmq/rabbitmq-serverpkg:github/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-serverOther threatsAffected
  • >=3.13.0 <3.13.15
  • >=4.0.0 <4.0.20
  • >=4.1.0 <4.1.11
  • >=4.2.0 <4.2.6
Fixed in
  • 3.13.15
  • 4.0.20
  • 4.1.11
  • 4.2.6

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AI-suggested

This vulnerability is fixed in rabbitmq-server versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, and 4.2.6. Users should upgrade to these or later versions to remediate the issue.

Description

RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 3.13.0 until 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, and 4.2.6, mechanisms/1 applied list_to_atom/1 to every colon-delimited token in an attacker-controlled auth_mechanism value, permanently consuming Erlang VM atoms and allowing the node to be crashed with a large request. Exploitation requires the Shovel or Federation plugin to be in use, and setting auth_mechanism requires the policymaker tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, and 4.2.6.

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