CVE-2026-40046
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 31 %ileDEEUJPUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT. The fix for "CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated" was only applied to 5.19.2 (and future 5.19.x) releases but was missed for all 6.0.0+ versions. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ All: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ MQTT: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or a 5.19.x version starting with 5.19.2 or later (currently latest is 5.19.5), which fixes the issue.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.4–7.5
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affected products (11)
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- Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-mqtt6.0.0 → 6.2.4osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/activemq-mqtt
- Maven org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq6.0.0 → 6.2.4osvUSpkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/apache-activemq
advisories (5)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1040Apache ActiveMQ: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-04-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Apache ActiveMQ ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen oder um nicht näher spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3043IBM QRadar SIEM: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-26csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM QRadar SIEM ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen und um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- GHSA-xvqc-pp94-fmpxApache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound2026-04-09ghsa · osvUS
Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT. The fix for "CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated" was only applied to 5.19.2 (and future 5.19.x) releases but was missed for all 6.0.0+ versions. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ All: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ MQTT: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or a 5.19.x version starting with 5.19.2 or later (currently latest is 5.19.5), which fixes the issue.
- BIT-activemq-2026-40046Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT: Missing fix for CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated2026-04-13vendor · osvUS
Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT. The fix for "CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated" was only applied to 5.19.2 (and future 5.19.x) releases but was missed for all 6.0.0+ versions. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ All: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ MQTT: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or a 5.19.x version starting with 5.19.2 or later (currently latest is 5.19.5), which fixes the issue.
- JVNDB-2026-006408JVN iPedia advisory JVNDB-2026-0064082026-04-24vendor · jvndbJP
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references (9)
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- https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-40046-announcement.txtcnnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdntj5rcgjjzrpow84o339lzldy68zrgcnnvd
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66168cnnvd
- https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-40046-announcement.txtenisa_euvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdntj5rcgjjzrpow84o339lzldy68zrgenisa_euvd
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66168enisa_euvd
- https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-40046-announcement.txtnvd
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdntj5rcgjjzrpow84o339lzldy68zrgnvd
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