CVE-2026-40046
HIGHApache ActiveMQ MQTT 6.0.0-6.2.3 - Remaining Length Integer Overflow
Title source: manualDescription
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/zdntj5rcgjjzrpow84o339lzldy68zrg
Related related
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66168
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-40046-announcement.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0037
EPSS Percentile
29.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (6)
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ
6.0.0 - 6.2.4
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ All
6.0.0 - 6.2.4
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ MQTT
6.0.0 - 6.2.4
org.apache.activemq/activemq-all
6.0.0 - 6.2.4Maven
org.apache.activemq/activemq-mqtt
6.0.0 - 6.2.4Maven
org.apache.activemq/apache-activemq
6.0.0 - 6.2.4Maven
Published
Apr 09, 2026
Tracked Since
Apr 09, 2026