CVE 7.5 HIGH

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

7.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-40046
Source apache
Published Apr 9, 2026 at 15:58
Modified Apr 10, 2026 at 19:41

Affected Product

Vendor Apache Software Foundation
Product Apache ActiveMQ
Version 6.0.0
Affected Versions Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ 6.0.0
Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All 6.0.0
Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ MQTT 6.0.0

CWE Classification

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