CVE-2026-67229
RabbitMQ: Admin-only atom exhaustion: atomize_keys on vhost metadata
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
RabbitMQ: Admin-only atom exhaustion: atomize_keys on vhost metadata
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-67229- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-85650
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-85650- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-67229- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
RabbitMQ: Admin-only atom exhaustion: atomize_keys on vhost metadata
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-67229- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-400
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-67229
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-67229- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2026:67552
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2026:67552- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-67229
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-67229- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVAZL-105804 No score
CVE-2026-67229 affecting package rabbitmq-server for versions less than 3.13.7-10
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
AZL-105804- Updated
- 2026-11-05
OSVBIT-rabbitmq-2026-67229 No score
RabbitMQ: Admin-only atom exhaustion: atomize_keys on vhost metadata
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, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
- Record
BIT-rabbitmq-2026-67229- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rabbitmq-serverAzure Linux:3 |
before 3.13.7-10 | 3.13.7-10 |
rabbitmqBitnami |
3.13.0 up to 3.13.15, 4.0.0 up to 4.0.20, 4.1.0 up to 4.1.11, 4.2.0 up to 4.2.6 | 3.13.154.0.204.1.114.2.6 |
rabbitmq-serverDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.10.8-1.13.10.8-1.1+deb12u13.10.8-23.10.8-33.10.8-4 Show 24 moreShow less3.12.1-13.12.1-1.14.0.5-14.0.5-104.0.5-114.0.5-124.0.5-134.0.5-144.0.5-24.0.5-34.0.5-44.0.5-54.0.5-64.0.5-84.0.5-94.3.0-14.3.0-24.3.0-34.3.2-14.3.2-24.3.2-34.3.2-44.3.2-54.3.6-1 |
None known |
rabbitmq-serverDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.5-104.0.5-114.0.5-124.0.5-134.0.5-14 Show 14 moreShow less4.0.5-64.0.5-6+deb13u14.0.5-6+deb13u24.0.5-84.0.5-94.3.0-14.3.0-24.3.0-34.3.2-14.3.2-24.3.2-34.3.2-44.3.2-54.3.6-1 |
None known |
rabbitmq-serverDebian:14 |
before 4.3.0-2, plus listed versions 4.0.5-104.0.5-114.0.5-124.0.5-134.0.5-14 Show 4 moreShow less4.0.5-64.0.5-84.0.5-94.3.0-1 |
4.3.0-2 |
rabbitmq-server4.3Red Hat:hummingbird:1 From an advisory covering 54 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.6-1.hum1 | 0:4.3.6-1.hum1 |
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.5.4-13.5.4-33.5.4-3.13.5.7-13.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 Show 5 moreShow less3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.23.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.43.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm13.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm23.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm3 |
None known |
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.6.10-13.6.10-1ubuntu0.13.6.10-1ubuntu0.33.6.10-1ubuntu0.43.6.10-1ubuntu0.53.6.10-1ubuntu0.5+esm1 |
None known |
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.7.8-4ubuntu23.7.18-13.8.2-0ubuntu13.8.2-0ubuntu1.13.8.2-0ubuntu1.2 Show 8 moreShow less3.8.2-0ubuntu1.33.8.2-0ubuntu1.43.8.2-0ubuntu1.53.8.3-0ubuntu0.13.8.3-0ubuntu0.23.8.3-0ubuntu0.33.8.3-0ubuntu0.3+esm13.8.3-0ubuntu0.3+esm2 |
None known |
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.8.9-3ubuntu13.9.8-13.9.8-23.9.8-33.9.8-5 Show 8 moreShow less3.9.8-63.9.13-13.9.13-1ubuntu0.22.04.13.9.13-1ubuntu0.22.04.23.9.27-0ubuntu0.13.9.27-0ubuntu0.23.9.27-0ubuntu0.53.9.27-0ubuntu0.6 |
None known |
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.12.1-13.12.1-1ubuntu13.12.1-1ubuntu1.23.12.1-1ubuntu1.43.12.1-1ubuntu1.63.12.1-1ubuntu1.7 |
None known |
rabbitmq-serverUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.5-8ubuntu24.0.5-10ubuntu14.0.5-10ubuntu24.0.5-10ubuntu34.0.5-10ubuntu44.0.5-10ubuntu54.0.5-10ubuntu5.14.0.5-10ubuntu5.2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-67229 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, published September 22, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.39%, the 33rd percentile. Fixed in rabbitmq-server 3.13.7-10.
References
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-ggrw-qm45-hwpv
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67229
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-67229
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access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67552
images.redhat.com
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_67552.json
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2482215
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44839
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-67229
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