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HIGHCVE-2026-40046Published Modified CNA apache

CVE-2026-40046: Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT: Missing fix for CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated

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.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
6.2.4
Affected Products
3

Fix available

6.2.4
Affected packages
  • Apache Software Foundation / Apache ActiveMQ
    < 6.2.4 (from 6.0.0)
  • Apache Software Foundation / Apache ActiveMQ All
    < 6.2.4 (from 6.0.0)
  • Apache Software Foundation / Apache ActiveMQ MQTT
    < 6.2.4 (from 6.0.0)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H