CVE-2026-67228: rabbitmq-server · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Affects rabbitmq-serverSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.9 Medium : upgrade to 4.3.1 or 4.2.7 when convenient.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- 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 4.3.1, 4.2.7
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 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 6 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade rabbitmq-server and rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server to 4.3.1 or 4.2.7.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| rabbitmqrabbitmq-server | Affected
| Fixed in
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| rabbitmqrabbitmq-server | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubrabbitmq/rabbitmq-serverpkg:github/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-serverOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability is fixed in rabbitmq-server versions 4.2.7 and 4.3.1. Users should upgrade to at least these versions to remediate the issue. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated.
Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 4.2.7 and 4.3.1, The runtime-parameters lookup path coerces the URL :component segment to an atom with rabbit_data_coercion:to_atom/1 in lookup_component/1 (deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_runtime_parameters.erl), creating a new atom for any previously unseen value. A safe helper, rabbit_registry:binary_to_type/1, which uses binary_to_existing_atom with a catch, already exists but is not used at this call site. lookup_component/1 calls rabbit_data_coercion:to_atom(Component) on the :component segment of the request URL, converting an attacker-supplied string into a new atom. Because the Erlang atom table is bounded and atoms are never garbage collected, an authorized policymaker issuing roughly one million requests with distinct component values can exhaust the atom table and crash the node, resulting in a denial of service. Preconditions include Exploitation requires policymaker privileges and roughly one million requests.. This issue is fixed in versions 4.2.7 and 4.3.1.