LDAP DN injection in Apache ActiveMQ authorization map
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Input validation flaw in Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3 and from 5.19.0 before 5.19.12 when configured with the LDAPAuthorizationMapPlugin. An authenticated attacker can create or address a destination with a crafted name containing LDAP DN special characters, which manipulates the LDAP search base used for ACL lookups (CWE-20).
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
Input validation vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ configured to use the LDAPAuthorizationMapPlugin allows an authenticated attacker to create or address a destination with a crafted name containing LDAP DN special characters (such as comma, plus, equals, backslash) can manipulate the LDAP search base used for ACL lookups. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.3.0 before 6.3.3, from 5.19.0 before 5.19.12. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0, 6.3.3 or 5.19.12, which fixes the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Upgrade Apache ActiveMQ to 6.4.0, 6.3.3 or 5.19.12. Red Hat Fuse 7 is affected and no fix is planned.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Apache ActiveMQ (Apache Software Foundation) Fixed in 6.3.3, 5.19.12, 6.4.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Apache ActiveMQ 5.19.12, 6.3.3
5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-85009 Repeated rejected consumer requests exhaust memory in Apache ActiveMQPriority LOW 29
- TI-2026-85012 Apache ActiveMQ keeps write access after live ACL revocationPriority LOW 22
- TI-2026-85011 Oversized durable subscription IDs crash Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB brokersPriority LOW 22
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 |
Timeline
- 2026-11-04 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108500
- 2026-11-04 Alias added: GHSA-xg6g-hg3m-3p78
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-108500 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-108500 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xg6g-hg3m-3p78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-108500 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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