CVE-2026-67413GHSA-chxf-3hfg-j8f7
rabbitmq-server: RabbitMQ: Authenticated RabbitMQ JMS Topic Selector Users Can Consume Broker CPU with an Unbounded LIKE Regular Expression
rabbitmq rabbitmq-server
CVSS
6.0MediumExploitationPublic exploit codeCISA's assessment says proof of concept code is public, assessed 29 Sep 2026. Not in the KEV catalogCISA via CVE List
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.42%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.23, 4.1.14, 4.2.9, and 4.3.3, the optional rabbitmq_jms_topic_exchange plugin's x-jms-topic exchange accepted a client-controlled rjms_erlang_selector binding expression whose LIKE evaluator expanded percent and underscore wildcards into overlapping PCRE fragments. It executed those fragments with raw re:run/3 without match or recursion limits, allowing an authenticated tenant that can bind and publish to consume broker scheduler CPU and deny service with pathological selectors. This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.23, 4.1.14, 4.2.9, and 4.3.3.
Text from CVE List
Affected versions 4
- rabbitmq-serveraffected: >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.9CVE List
- rabbitmq-serveraffected: >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.14CVE List
- rabbitmq-serveraffected: >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3CVE List
- rabbitmq-serveraffected: >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.23CVE List
References 7
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/20203c50ea6ff459d462b2d4355326d3a870682cFixvia CVE List
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/60de2fbbcd812ab294985cef260cc2f1b1a02a5bFixvia CVE List
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/9e36b7f4c1e2eed77300288dca3e01bd9b23c432Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/f4d9da668b7304dfb9aeb2b4e9ff766a1275d021Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.9Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.3Fixvia CVE List
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-chxf-3hfg-j8f7Exploitvia CVE List