CVE-2025-27391
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Passwords leaking from broker properties in the debug log
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Passwords leaking from broker properties in the debug log
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-27391- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-10665
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2025-10665- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pm4j-p7pm-fpvx
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis Vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-pm4j-p7pm-fpvx- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-27391- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Passwords leaking from broker properties in the debug log
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2025-27391- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pm4j-p7pm-fpvx
Apache ActiveMQ Artemis Vulnerable to Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. All the values of the broker properties are logged when the org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.config.impl.ConfigurationImpl logger has the debug level enabled.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.5.1 before 2.40.0. It can be mitigated by restricting log access to only trusted users.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.40.0, which fixes the issue.
- Record
GHSA-pm4j-p7pm-fpvx- CVSS 4.0
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/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
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-27391 No score
CVE-2025-27391 in io.root.org.apache.activemq:artemis-project - Patched by Root
Root has patched CVE-2025-27391 in the io.root.org.apache.activemq:artemis-project package for Root:Maven. Multiple fixed versions available.
- Record
ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-27391- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.activemq:artemis-projectMaven |
1.5.1 up to 2.40.0 | 2.40.0 |
org.apache.activemq:artemis-projectMaven |
1.5.1 up to 2.40.0, plus listed versions 2.33.02.34.02.35.02.36.02.37.02.38.02.39.0 |
2.40.0 |
io.root.org.apache.activemq:artemis-projectRoot:Maven |
before 2.37.0-root.io.1 | 2.37.0-root.io.12.37.0-root.io.22.37.0-root.io.32.33.0-root.io.32.33.0-root.io.42.33.0-root.io.5 |
org.apache.activemq:artemis-projectRoot:Maven |
before 2.37.0-aikido.3 | 2.37.0-aikido.32.33.0-aikido.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-27391 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Apache Artemis, published April 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.activemq:artemis-project 2.40.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/25p96cvzl1mkt29lwm2d8knklkoqolps
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/04/09/3
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27391
github.com/advisories/GHSA-pm4j-p7pm-fpvx
repo.maven.apache.org/maven2