RabbitMQ: Topic authorization can lead to cross-tenant routing-key bypass
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to 3.13.15, 4.0.21, 4.1.11, and 4.2.6, RabbitMQ topic authorization can allow restricted topic writes and binds during metadata-store failures because topic-permission lookup errors from Khepri can collapse to undefined, which the internal backend treats as allow. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.21, 4.1.11, and 4.2.6.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-server | 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.21; 3.13.0 to before 3.13.15 | 4.2.6, 4.1.11, 4.0.21, 3.13.15 | Patch available | CNA |
- rabbitmq-server Vendorrabbitmq Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.21; 3.13.0 to before 3.13.15 Fixed in 4.2.6, 4.1.11, 4.0.21, 3.13.15 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA rabbitmq-server (rabbitmq) Fixed in 4.2.6, 4.1.11, 4.0.21, 3.13.15
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:35940 Released 2026-07-06 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images rabbitmq-server4-2-main@aarch64, rabbitmq-server4-2-main@src, rabbitmq-server4-2-main@x86_64
- RHSA-2026:35939 Released 2026-07-06 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images rabbitmq-server4-3-main@aarch64, rabbitmq-server4-3-main@src, rabbitmq-server4-3-main@x86_64
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:35939, RHSA-2026:35940 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 18.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-57217
References
Patch 4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-57217 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-57217 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-57217 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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