Code injection in RabbitMQ
Priority LOW 35CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
RabbitMQ installers on Windows prior to version 3.8.16 do not harden plugin directory permissions, potentially allowing attackers with sufficient local filesystem permissions to add arbitrary plugins.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00611 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | RabbitMQ | RabbitMQ Windows installers prior to version 3.8.16 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- RabbitMQ Vendor— Affected RabbitMQ Windows installers prior to version 3.8.16 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22117
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rwr9-36p6-24vw
References
More Broadcom Rabbitmq Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-41154 Improper authentication in rabbitmq-server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-41149 RabbitMQ: UNC SSRF affecting the management UI on Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-41158 Resource allocation without limits in rabbitmq-server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-47695 RabbitMQ: OAuth2 Client Secret Exposed via Unauthenticated JavaScript Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-47694 RabbitMQ: JWKS Fetch Ignores HTTP Response Status Code - Signing Key Destruction Causes Authentication DoS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
- TI-2026-47558 RabbitMQ: OAuth2 is_integer(Exp) guard skips token-expiry checks for float exp CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.3
Sources
- CVE-2021-22117 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-22117 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rwr9-36p6-24vw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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