Uncontrolled resource consumption in Apache ActiveMQ Broker
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Denial of Service via Out of Memory vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All. Following the fix for CVE-2026-49270 an unauthenticated attacker can now cause broker OOM by sending an repeated BrokerInfo commands without sending a ConnectionInfo, until the broker will crash with OOM. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Broker: from 5.19.7 before 5.19.8, from 6.2.6 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ: from 5.19.7 before 5.19.8, from 6.2.6 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ All: from 5.19.7 before 5.19.8, from 6.2.6 before 6.2.7. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.7, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apache | Apache ActiveMQ Broker | 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8; 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 | 5.19.8, 6.2.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apache | Apache ActiveMQ | 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8; 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 | 5.19.8, 6.2.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| Apache | Apache ActiveMQ All | 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8; 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 | 5.19.8, 6.2.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) | 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8 | 5.19.8 | Patch available | GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx |
| — | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) | 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 | 6.2.7 | Patch available | GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx |
| — | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) | 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8 | 5.19.8 | Patch available | GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx |
| — | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) | 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 | 6.2.7 | Patch available | GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx |
| — | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (Maven) | 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8 | 5.19.8 | Patch available | GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx |
| — | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (Maven) | 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 | 6.2.7 | Patch available | GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx |
- Apache ActiveMQ Broker VendorApache Affected 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8; 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 5.19.8, 6.2.7 Patch available CNA
- Apache ActiveMQ VendorApache Affected 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8; 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 5.19.8, 6.2.7 Patch available CNA
- Apache ActiveMQ All VendorApache Affected 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8; 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 5.19.8, 6.2.7 Patch available CNA
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8 Fixed in 5.19.8 Patch available GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 6.2.7 Patch available GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8 Fixed in 5.19.8 Patch available GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 6.2.7 Patch available GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.19.7 to before 5.19.8 Fixed in 5.19.8 Patch available GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.2.6 to before 6.2.7 Fixed in 6.2.7 Patch available GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19.7 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.6 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_broker:5.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19.7 | Vulnerable | Apache |
| cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_broker:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.6 | Vulnerable | Apache |
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:5.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_broker:5.19.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19.7 Vulnerable ·Apache
- cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_broker:6.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.6 Vulnerable ·Apache
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Apache ActiveMQ Broker (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 5.19.8, 6.2.7
- Fix · CNA Apache ActiveMQ (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 5.19.8, 6.2.7
- Fix · CNA Apache ActiveMQ All (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 5.19.8, 6.2.7
- Fix · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) Fixed in 5.19.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) Fixed in 5.19.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (Maven) Fixed in 5.19.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (Maven) Fixed in 6.2.7 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache ActiveMQ 5.19.8, 6.2.7
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM, 2 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39329 Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Temporary destination ownership takeoverPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-38893 Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker…Priority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-38892 Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Stomp: Unbounded header buffer in STOMP NIO codecPriority MEDIUM 40
- Release ·
Apache ActiveMQ All 5.19.8, 6.2.7
7 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 7 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39329 Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Temporary destination ownership takeoverPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-38893 Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker…Priority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-38892 Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Stomp: Unbounded header buffer in STOMP NIO codecPriority MEDIUM 40
Show 1 more group
- Release ·
Apache ActiveMQ Broker 5.19.8, 6.2.7
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 4 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39329 Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Temporary destination ownership takeoverPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-38893 Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker…Priority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-36592 Improper input validation in Apache ActiveMQ BrokerPriority MEDIUM 40
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 10 products
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7
- Red Hat AMQ Clients
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Fuse 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat Satellite 6
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-50750
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- 2026-11-04 Fix available: Maven/org.apache.activemq:[email protected], Maven/org.apache.activemq:[email protected], Maven/org.apache.activemq:[email protected] +3 · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score added · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- 2026-11-04 Weakness changed · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
- 2026-11-04 9 new references · GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx
References
Advisory 2
Other 7
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/pull/2083
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/685ab0b7a4618abd25be7d64c3355401581b69e5
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/80562ea8d327b7f538de1ff7672f158fe2abc4c1
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/commit/f3a365e74e85dee6042f324156ace661e0d97f2d
- https://github.com/apache/activemq
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/releases/tag/activemq-5.19.8
- https://github.com/apache/activemq/releases/tag/activemq-6.2.7
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- TI-2026-26494 Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Authenticated users could perform RCE via Jolokia MBeans KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2013-05951 Xstream API versions up to 1.4.6 and version 1.4.10, if the security framework has not… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04451 XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-04446 XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-50750 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-50750 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9qj4-v6r6-3wmx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-50750 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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