RabbitMQ: Trust-store whitelist by Issuer+Serial only
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-295.
Summary
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, The trust-store plugin installs a verify_fun that overrides {bad_cert, unknown_ca} / {bad_cert, selfsigned_peer} when the presented cert "matches" a whitelisted one. The match key is extract_issuer_id/1 → public_key:pkix_issuer_id/2 → {IssuerName, SerialNumber} , both fields are taken verbatim from the presented certificate body and contain no public-key, SKI, fingerprint or signature material. is_whitelisted/1 is a pure ets:member lookup; the stored full DER is used only for list/0 display and is never compared against the presented cert. cacerts is [], so the whitelisted cert is never used as a trust anchor for path validation either. TLS client-authentication bypass: an attacker who knows the issuer DN + serial of any whitelisted certificate can connect with a forged self-signed cert. Preconditions include rabbitmq_trust_store plugin enabled and used as the TLS verify_fun Attacker knows or can guess the {Issuer, Serial} of at least one whitelisted cert (non-secret; exposed via CLI/logs/any cert copy). This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 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
- Yes
- 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 | 3.13.0 to before 3.13.15; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.20; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 | 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6 | Patch available | CNA |
- rabbitmq-server Vendorrabbitmq Affected 3.13.0 to before 3.13.15; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.20; 4.1.0 to before 4.1.11; 4.2.0 to before 4.2.6 Fixed in 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 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 3.13.15; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.20; 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 3.13.0 to before 3.13.15; 4.0.0 to before 4.0.20; 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 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Hardened Images
- 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-2026-67231
- 2026-10-20 CVSS score added · NVD
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-67231 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-67231 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-67231 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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