RabbitMQ cluster compromise due to deterministically generated cookie
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-330Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Pivotal RabbitMQ for PCF, all versions, uses a deterministically generated cookie that is shared between all machines when configured in a multi-tenant cluster. A remote attacker who can gain information about the network topology can guess this cookie and, if they have access to the right ports on any server in the MQ cluster can use this cookie to gain full control over the entire cluster.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0183 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal | RabbitMq for PCF | 1 and later | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- RabbitMq for PCF VendorPivotal Affected 1 and later Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:rabbitmq:*:*:*:*:*:pivotal_cloud_foundry:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens) | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 14 (Rocky) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
Not affected: 2 products
- CloudForms Management Engine 5
- Red Hat Ansible Tower 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1279
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9rc-w362-jp2c
References
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- TI-2019-02791 Apps Manager unverified SSL certs in Cloud Controller proxy CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11239 On Demand Services SDK Timing Attack Vulnerability CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-1279 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1279 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f9rc-w362-jp2c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-1279 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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