CVE-2026-67407
highpriority · track · 28OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 18 %ileDEUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.3.3 and 4.2.9 and 4.1.14 and 4.0.23, Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-44838: escaperegexchar/1 does not escape -, leaving room for an MQTT topic permission bypass. the CVE-2026-44838 fix made expandtopicpermission/2 escape regex metacharacters in expanded topic-permission variables (escaperegex(V)), but escaperegexchar/1 escapes \ ^ $ . | ? + ( ) [ ] { } and omits -. When a topic permission template places {clientid} inside a [...] character class A low-privileged authenticated MQTT user controlling its clientid can broaden topic authorization (read and write) when templates embed {clientid} in a [...] This issue is fixed in versions 4.3.3 and 4.2.9 and 4.1.14 and 4.0.23.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 1.2–7.1
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affected products (19)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2485RabbitMQ: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in RabbitMQ ausnutzen, um Denial-of-Service-Angriffe durchzuführen, Autorisierungs- und Mandantengrenzen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren oder offenzulegen und Cross Site Scripting Angriffe durchzuführen.
- BIT-rabbitmq-2026-67407RabbitMQ: Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-44838: `escape_regex_char/1` does not escape `-`, leaving room for an MQTT topic permission bypass2026-10-01vendor · osvUS
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.3.3 and 4.2.9 and 4.1.14 and 4.0.23, Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-44838: escaperegexchar/1 does not escape -, leaving room for an MQTT topic permission bypass. the CVE-2026-44838 fix made expandtopicpermission/2 escape regex metacharacters in expanded topic-permission variables (escaperegex(V)), but escaperegexchar/1 escapes \ ^ $ . | ? + ( ) [ ] { } and omits -. When a topic permission template places {clientid} inside a [...] character class A low-privileged authenticated MQTT user controlling its clientid can broaden topic authorization (read and write) when templates embed {clientid} in a [...] This issue is fixed in versions 4.3.3 and 4.2.9 and 4.1.14 and 4.0.23.
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references (3) nvd
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- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.9Release Notes
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.3Release Notes
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q46v-hrvq-hp24Vendor AdvisoryExploitMitigation
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