CVE-2026-57212 — RabbitMQ management HTTP API accepts request bodies larger than configured max_http_body_size
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to 3.13.14, 4.0.19, 4.1.10, and 4.2.5, the rabbitmq_management HTTP API accepts oversized valid JSON bodies on with_decode and direct_request paths because read_complete_body checks the accumulated size before the final chunk but not the final combined size. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.14, 4.0.19, 4.1.10, and 4.2.5.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (high)+6
- CISA SSVC: exploitation "poc"+5
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, Rabbitmq Rabbitmq-server).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (denial of service), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom | Rabbitmq Server | ≥ 3.13.0 and < 4.2.5 | Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| Rabbitmq | Rabbitmq-server | version >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.5version >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.10version >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.19version >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.14 | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | security-advisories@github.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.1 | CVSS 4.0 | High | — | — | GitHub_M via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 7.7 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 3.1 | 4.0 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
- Track CPU/memory spikes and availability drops correlated with request patterns.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 7.7
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
6 on the record
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-5cmq-vp28-xqrj
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/pull/15712
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/3976d148901bdfa82e1cd60b7a4534e073266
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/pull/15714
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/b8fc2ef7c50a2797d15e1ea7cf34f29003230
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.5
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Medium CVE-2026-67418 RabbitMQ MQTT 5: inapplicable PUBLISH property disconnects matching subscribers 1d
- Medium CVE-2026-67416 RabbitMQ: AMQP 1.0 symbolic body descriptor prefix collisions bypass validation 1d
- Medium CVE-2026-67414 RabbitMQ AMQP 1.0 parser: amplification memory-exhaustion DoS via zero-width array aggregation 1d
- Medium CVE-2026-67421 RabbitMQ: Stored HTML Injection in RabbitMQ Management OAuth Error Handling 20d
- High CVE-2026-67411 RabbitMQ: Web MQTT with PROXY Protocol enabled: a loopback-only user permission bypass 20d
- High CVE-2026-67412 RabbitMQ: Federation upstream skips vhost authorization allowing cross-vhost message access 20d
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-57212 is "RabbitMQ management HTTP API accepts request bodies larger than configured max_http_body_size", rated High. It affects Rabbitmq Server (Broadcom); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.7 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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