CVE-2026-67416 — RabbitMQ: AMQP 1.0 symbolic body descriptor prefix collisions bypass validation
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.24, 4.1.15, 4.2.10, and 4.3.4, the optimized AMQP 1.0 server_mode parser in deps/amqp10_common/src/amqp10_binary_parser.erl matches the textual prefixes of symbolic data, sequence, and value body descriptors without verifying their encoded symbol lengths. An authenticated AMQP 1.0 publisher with write permission can submit a well-formed unknown descriptor that begins with a registered body descriptor, and RabbitMQ misclassifies and stores the bytes as a standard body section. Strict AMQP 1.0 consumers can terminate while decoding the stored entry. For bodies misclassified as data, AMQP 0-9-1 or other cross-protocol conversion performs full body decoding and can terminate the consumer protocol process, with acknowledgement-required delivery permitting repeated failures. Sequence and value classifications are normally transported as opaque encoded payloads on that conversion path. The broker remains alive, and the issue does not bypass routing or authorization. This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.24, 4.1.15, 4.2.10, and 4.3.4.
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
- EPSS 0.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+7
- Technical severity (medium)+3
- 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.
No fix documented by the sources we poll. That does not mean none exists: check the vendor advisory.
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 (Rabbitmq Rabbitmq-server).
- No fix documented in the sources: reduce exposure and monitor the vendor advisory.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (input validation), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rabbitmq | Rabbitmq-server | version >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.24version >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.15version >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.10version >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | CVSS 4.0 | Medium | — | — | security-advisories@github.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 5.3 | CVSS 4.0 | Medium | — | — | GitHub_M via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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 (score shown at the top: security-advisories@github.com) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
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).
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- SSVC assessment updated
- Affected products added · rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server
- Record published
- CVSS changed · 5.3
- Source status changed · → Received
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
References
6 on the record
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-p35w-6mx2-q4pc
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/pull/17287
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/c9b4b10c2dbf0f1c89f10b482ac8b45f84dc5
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/d5186e66e056960f58e2d0fbee2fcc66e1ed6
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/pull/17017
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.4
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- Medium CVE-2026-67418 RabbitMQ MQTT 5: inapplicable PUBLISH property disconnects matching subscribers 1d
- Medium CVE-2026-67414 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
- Medium CVE-2026-67413 RabbitMQ: Authenticated RabbitMQ JMS Topic Selector Users Can Consume Broker CPU with an Unbounded LIKE Regular Expression 20d
- Medium CVE-2026-67415 RabbitMQ: Shovel Management Atom Exhaustion Allows Persistent Broker-Wide Denial of Service 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 fixed version, patch or mitigation documented.
- 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-2026-67416 is "RabbitMQ: AMQP 1.0 symbolic body descriptor prefix collisions bypass validation", rated Medium. It affects Rabbitmq-server (Rabbitmq); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 5.3 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.54% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. 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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