CVE-2026-59272

Log4j2 AmqpAppender disables TLS hostname verification by default

Published Aug 27, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Any application shipping logs to RabbitMQ over TLS via the Log4j2 appender, relying on the documented default, is exposed to man-in-the-middle interception of every log event.
Spring AMQP 4.1.0
Spring AMQP 4.0.0 - 4.0.4
Spring AMQP 3.2.0 - 3.2.12
Spring AMQP 2.4.18 and earlier

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vmware
Vmware spring Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Vmware
Vmware spring Advanced Message Queuing Protocol
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-295
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Spring
Spring spring Amqp
Weaknesses CWE-295
CWE-297
Vendors & Products Spring
Spring spring Amqp
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Any application shipping logs to RabbitMQ over TLS via the Log4j2 appender, relying on the documented default, is exposed to man-in-the-middle interception of every log event. Spring AMQP 4.1.0 Spring AMQP 4.0.0 - 4.0.4 Spring AMQP 3.2.0 - 3.2.12 Spring AMQP 2.4.18 and earlier
Title Log4j2 AmqpAppender disables TLS hostname verification by default
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Aug 28, 2026, 3:55 AM
Reserved
Jul 4, 2026, 6:13 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 27, 2026, 5:18 PM
Modified
Sep 1, 2026, 3:50 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 27, 2026, 4:41 PM