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CVE-2026-67228: rabbitmq-server · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Affects rabbitmq-serverSource CVE Database V5

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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

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
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 4.3.1, 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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 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 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade rabbitmq-server and rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server to 4.3.1 or 4.2.7.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
rabbitmqrabbitmq-serverAffected
  • >=4.3.0 <4.3.1
Fixed in
  • 4.3.1
rabbitmqrabbitmq-serverAffected
  • >=4.2.0 <4.2.7
Fixed in
  • 4.2.7
GitHubrabbitmq/rabbitmq-serverpkg:github/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-serverOther threatsAffected
  • >=4.2.0 <4.2.7
  • >=4.3.0 <4.3.1
Fixed in
  • 4.2.7
  • 4.3.1

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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.

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