9.8

CVE-2026-57967: Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Missing authentication on CORE protocol session reattachment

Modified
Published 10-09-2026Last modified 09-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-57967 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in apache software foundation apache activemq artemis. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
1.47%
0%100%
Low · +0.40 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 4

Timeline

  1. 10-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 09-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An unauthenticated remote attacker can craft a CORE protocol SESSION_REATTACH packet to steal an existing session and assume ongoing execution of the previously authenticated session. This issue affects Apache Artemis: from 2.50.0 through 2.56.0; Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.0.0 through 2.44.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.57.0, which fixes the issue.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.47%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Increase +0.40 pp

From 1.07% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Apache software foundation2 products
Apache1 product
  • artemis≥ 1.0.0, < 2.44.0 | ≥ 2.50.0, < 2.57.0

2 vendors · 3 products

References

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