CVE-2026-67229

RabbitMQ: Admin-only atom exhaustion: atomize_keys on vhost metadata

Published Sep 23, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Broadcom
Broadcom rabbitmq Server
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Broadcom
Broadcom rabbitmq Server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Rabbitmq
Rabbitmq rabbitmq-server
Vendors & Products Rabbitmq
Rabbitmq rabbitmq-server
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
Title RabbitMQ: Admin-only atom exhaustion: atomize_keys on vhost metadata
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Sep 24, 2026, 2:20 PM
Reserved
Jul 28, 2026, 7:50 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 23, 2026, 9:17 PM
Modified
Oct 19, 2026, 8:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 23, 2026, 8:22 PM