RabbitMQ: CORS * reflects Origin with Allow-Credentials
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.17, 4.0.22, 4.1.13, and 4.2.6, match_origin/1 returned the bare reflected Origin and allowed credentials even when the wildcard "" was configured, so the response echoed the attacker's origin together with Access-Control-Allow-Credentials. The affected code is rabbit_mgmt_cors.erl. When the management plugin is configured with a wildcard CORS origin (cors_allow_origins = ""), the handler reflects the request Origin back in Access-Control-Allow-Origin and also sends Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true. A malicious web page that a signed-in administrator visits can then use that administrator's cached HTTP Basic credentials to issue authenticated, state-changing requests to the management API. Preconditions include The management plugin is configured with the wildcard cors_allow_origins = "*", which is an explicit operator misconfiguration A target administrator has a cached HTTP Basic-auth session in the browser. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.17, 4.0.22, 4.1.13, and 4.2.6.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 3.13.0 to before 3.13.17; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 | 3.13.17, 4.0.22, 4.1.13, 4.2.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- rabbitmq-server Vendorrabbitmq Affected 3.13.0 to before 3.13.17; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 Fixed in 3.13.17, 4.0.22, 4.1.13, 4.2.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.13.0 to before 3.13.17; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.13.0 to before 3.13.17; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.13; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
Remediation
- Fix · CNA rabbitmq-server (rabbitmq) Fixed in 3.13.17, 4.0.22, 4.1.13, 4.2.6
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:67552 Released 2026-09-15 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images rabbitmq-server4.3-4.3.6-1.hum1@aarch64, rabbitmq-server4.3-4.3.6-1.hum1@src, rabbitmq-server4.3-4.3.6-1.hum1@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 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:67552 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
- 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-2026-66070
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · NVD
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-66070 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66070 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-66070 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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