CVE-2026-41044
Published:April 24, 2026
Updated:April 26, 2026
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All.
An authenticated attacker can use the admin web console page to construct a malicious broker name that bypasses name validation to include an xbean binding that can be later used by a VM transport to load a remote Spring XML application.
The attacker can then use the DestinationView mbean to send a message to trigger a VM transport creation that will reference this malicious broker name which can lead to loading the malicious Spring XML context file.
Because Spring's ResourceXmlApplicationContext instantiates all singleton beans before the BrokerService validates the configuration, arbitrary code execution occurs on the broker's JVM through bean factory methods such as Runtime.exec().
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.5 or 5.19.6, which fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.2 <5.19.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.19.6org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0 <6.2.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.5org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0 <6.2.5Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.5org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.8.0 <5.19.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.19.6org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0-incubator <5.19.6Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.19.6Related ResourcesĀ (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH