Improper certificate validation in VMware Spring AMQP
Priority LOW 18CWE-295Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
Applications that configure their broker connection via RabbitConnectionFactoryBean.setUri("amqps://...") without also calling setUseSSL(true) get TLS encryption with no certificate validation and no hostname verification. Affected versions: Spring AMQP 4.0.0 through 4.0.3; 3.2.0 through 3.2.10; 3.1.0 through 3.1.15; 2.4.0 through 2.4.17.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00132 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Spring AMQP (Spring): 4.0.3.1, 3.2.10.1, 3.1.16 +1org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven): 4.0.4, 3.2.11Red Hat: 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMware | Spring AMQP | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3.1; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.10.1; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.16; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.18 | 4.0.3.1, 3.2.10.1, 3.1.16, 2.4.18 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.4 | 4.0.4 | Patch available | GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9 |
| — | org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) | 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11 | 3.2.11 | Patch available | GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9 |
| — | org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) | 3.1.0 – 3.1.15 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9 |
| — | org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) | up to 2.4.17 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9 |
- Spring AMQP VendorVMware Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3.1; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.10.1; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.16; 2.4.0 to before 2.4.18 Fixed in 4.0.3.1, 3.2.10.1, 3.1.16, 2.4.18 Patch available CNA
- org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.4 Fixed in 4.0.4 Patch available GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9
- org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.2.0 to before 3.2.11 Fixed in 3.2.11 Patch available GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9
- org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 – 3.1.15 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9
- org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 2.4.17 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.4.18; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.16; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.10.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3.1 | Vulnerable | VMware |
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.4.18; 3.1.0 to before 3.1.16; 3.2.0 to before 3.2.10.1; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.3.1 Vulnerable ·VMware
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Spring AMQP (Spring) Fixed in 4.0.3.1, 3.2.10.1, 3.1.16, 2.4.18
- Fix · GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9 org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) Fixed in 4.0.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9 org.springframework.amqp:spring-amqp (Maven) Fixed in 3.2.11 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Spring AMQP 2.4.18, 3.1.16 and 2 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-30217 In Spring AMQP sequential correlation IDs enable reply poisoning on fixed reply queuesPriority LOW 20
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41714
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9
References
More VMware Spring Advanced Message Queuing Protocol vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-01983 org.springframework.core.serializer.DefaultDeserializer in Spring AMQP before 1.5.5… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-42408 Deserialization of untrusted data in VMware Spring AMQP CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
- TI-2026-42406 Log4j2 AmqpAppender disables TLS hostname verification by default CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2021-05100 Deserialization of untrusted data in Spring AMQP CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2021-05098 Deserialization of untrusted data in Spring AMQP CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-42451 In Spring AMQP the link credit never replenished on listener exception path CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-41714 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41714 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8qj-fj6r-w7q9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-41714 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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