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TI-2026-47544 Aliases CVE-2026-67228

RabbitMQ: Atom exhaustion: to_atom on runtime-parameter component

Priority LOW 30CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
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-400.

Summary

RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 4.2.7 and 4.3.1, The runtime-parameters lookup path coerces the URL :component segment to an atom with rabbit_data_coercion:to_atom/1 in lookup_component/1 (deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_runtime_parameters.erl), creating a new atom for any previously unseen value. A safe helper, rabbit_registry:binary_to_type/1, which uses binary_to_existing_atom with a catch, already exists but is not used at this call site. lookup_component/1 calls rabbit_data_coercion:to_atom(Component) on the :component segment of the request URL, converting an attacker-supplied string into a new atom. Because the Erlang atom table is bounded and atoms are never garbage collected, an authorized policymaker issuing roughly one million requests with distinct component values can exhaust the atom table and crash the node, resulting in a denial of service. Preconditions include Exploitation requires policymaker privileges and roughly one million requests.. This issue is fixed in versions 4.2.7 and 4.3.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00316 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial rabbitmq-server (rabbitmq): 4.2.7, 4.3.1Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 1 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
rabbitmqrabbitmq-server4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.14.2.7, 4.3.1Patch availableCNA
  • rabbitmq-server Vendorrabbitmq Affected 4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.1 Fixed in 4.2.7, 4.3.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.1VulnerableBroadcom
  • cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 to before 4.2.7; 4.3.0 to before 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Broadcom

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA rabbitmq-server (rabbitmq) Fixed in 4.2.7, 4.3.1

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2026:67552 Released 2026-09-15 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red 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 →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Hardened ImagesAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:67552

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-67228
  2. 2026-10-30 CVSS score added · NVD

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2026-41154 Improper authentication in rabbitmq-server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-41149 RabbitMQ: UNC SSRF affecting the management UI on Windows CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-41158 Resource allocation without limits in rabbitmq-server CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-47695 RabbitMQ: OAuth2 Client Secret Exposed via Unauthenticated JavaScript Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-47694 RabbitMQ: JWKS Fetch Ignores HTTP Response Status Code - Signing Key Destruction Causes Authentication DoS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-45167 RabbitMQ Java client: Unvalidated Class.forName in JSON-RPC ProcedureDescription enables arbitrary class loading CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
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