CVE-2026-50734
HIGHApache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All: Pre-authentication OpenWire memory-allocation DoS during wire format negotiation
Title source: cnaDescription
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All. An unauthenticated network attacker can cause a broker DoS by sending a crafted WireFormatInfo frame with a malicious large size value. The value is not validate and causes the broker to attempt allocation during pre-auth negotiation which can trigger OOM and crash the broker. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Client: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.7 or 5.19.8, which fixes the issue.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://lists.apache.org/thread/nxso951fnvf72qf9m475mpz4yf931xk0
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0080
EPSS Percentile
52.0%
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-789
Status
published
Products (7)
apache/activemq
< 5.19.8
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ
< 5.19.8
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ
6.0.0 - 6.2.7
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ All
< 5.19.8
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ All
6.0.0 - 6.2.7
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ Client
< 5.19.8
Apache Software Foundation/Apache ActiveMQ Client
6.0.0 - 6.2.7
Published
Jun 30, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 30, 2026