CVE-2026-40466

Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Possible bypass of CVE-2026-34197 via HTTP discovery second-stage URI

Published Apr 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ.



An authenticated attacker may bypass the fix in CVE-2026-34197 by adding a connector using an HTTP Discovery transport via BrokerView.addNetworkConnector or BrokerView.addConnector through Jolokia if the activemq-http module is on the classpath.
A malicious HTTP endpoint can return a VM transport through the HTTP URI which will bypass the validation added in CVE-2026-34197. The attacker can then use the VM transport's brokerConfig parameter to load a remote Spring XML application context using ResourceXmlApplicationContext.
Because Spring's ResourceXmlApplicationContext instantiates all singleton beans before the BrokerService validates the configuration, arbitrary code execution occurs on the broker's JVM through bean factory methods such as Runtime.exec().


This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.19.6 or 6.2.5, which fixes the issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w3w2-mpp5-92gm Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerable to Improper Input Validation and Code Injection
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Apache
Apache activemq
Apache activemq Broker
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache activemq
Apache activemq Broker
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ. An authenticated attacker may bypass the fix in CVE-2026-34197 by adding a connector using an HTTP Discovery transport via BrokerView.addNetworkConnector or BrokerView.addConnector through Jolokia if the activemq-http module is on the classpath. A malicious HTTP endpoint can return a VM transport through the HTTP URI which will bypass the validation added in CVE-2026-34197. The attacker can then use the VM transport's brokerConfig parameter to load a remote Spring XML application context using ResourceXmlApplicationContext. Because Spring's ResourceXmlApplicationContext instantiates all singleton beans before the BrokerService validates the configuration, arbitrary code execution occurs on the broker's JVM through bean factory methods such as Runtime.exec(). This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.19.6 or 6.2.5, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Possible bypass of CVE-2026-34197 via HTTP discovery second-stage URI
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-94
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
apache
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:00 AM
Reserved
Apr 13, 2026, 1:38 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2026, 11:16 AM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 24, 2026, 10:15 AM