Deserialization of untrusted data in Apache Artemis
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
When the broker is processing message-based management requests, sent by an authenticated messaging client that is authorized with MANAGE permission to perform management-via-messaging, the parameter processing can trigger Java deserialization of certain method parameters that the broker will not utilise. The permitted types allow to craft a payload causing excessive computation and pinning the processing thread, leading to denial of service. This issue affects Apache Artemis: from 2.50.0 through 2.56.0; Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.3.0 through 2.44.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.57.0, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2026:66545 Released 2026-09-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6
- RHSA-2026:66488 Released 2026-09-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1 release and security update
- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1
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 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4 for Quarkus 3 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.13.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:66545 |
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7.14.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:66488 |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- 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-2026-57822
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73q3-xq4g-44wj
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More Apache Artemis vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-21857 Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Auth bypass for Core downstream federation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-27710 Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Authenticated users could perform RCE via Jolokia MBeans CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-41732 Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Missing authentication on CORE protocol session reattachment CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-36537 Missing authentication in Apache Artemis CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-47754 Missing authentication in Apache Artemis CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-08067 ActiveMQ: LDAP-Authentication does not verify passwords on servers with anonymous bind CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-57822 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-57822 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-73q3-xq4g-44wj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-57822 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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