CVE-2026-67229: broadcom rabbitmq_server Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-67229 is a medium (CVSS 6.9) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in broadcom rabbitmq_server. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 19% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 23-09-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 24-09-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.9MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated6.9MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST6.9MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
19%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Broadcom1 product
- rabbitmq_server≥ 3.13.0, < 3.13.15 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.20 | ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.11 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.6
Debian1 product
- rabbitmq-serverAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 4.3.0-2
Rabbitmq1 product
- rabbitmq-server≥ 3.13.0, < 3.13.15 | ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.0.20 | ≥ 4.1.0, < 4.1.11 | ≥ 4.2.0, < 4.2.6
Ubuntu1 product
- rabbitmq-serverAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
6 links- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-ggrw-qm45-hwpvX Refsource CONFIRMREPORTVendor Advisory