RabbitMQ: Super-stream HTTP creation skips configure-permission check
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · 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. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, accept_content/2 at line 56 calls rabbit_stream_manager:create_super_stream/... directly after is_authorized (which only checks the management tag + vhost access via is_authorized_vhost). The stream-protocol equivalent (rabbit_stream_reader.erl create_super_stream handler) calls rabbit_stream_utils:check_super_stream_management_permitted/4 which enforces configure on the exchange and each partition queue. The HTTP handler omits this call entirely. A user with management tag and vhost access , but no configure permission on any resource , can create super-streams (an exchange + N partition stream queues + bindings) via the HTTP API. The native stream-protocol path enforces configure on each resource; the HTTP path does not, creating a privilege escalation from 'can view' to 'can create persistent cluster-wide resources.' Preconditions include rabbitmq_stream_management plugin enabled management tag + vhost access (no resource permissions needed). This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-server | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 | 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- rabbitmq-server Vendorrabbitmq Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 Fixed in 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 | Vulnerable | Broadcom |
- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.0.22; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 Vulnerable ·Broadcom
Remediation
- Fix · CNA rabbitmq-server (rabbitmq) Fixed in 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 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: Moderate. 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-2026-67218
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · NVD
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-67218 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-67218 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-67218 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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