CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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4Blast Radius
ecosystem impact- 6 maven packages depend on org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (3 direct, 3 indirect)
- 6 maven packages depend on org.apache.activemq:activemq-mqtt (5 direct, 1 indirect)
Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 6.0.0 and other introduced versions.
DescriptionNVD
Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT.
The fix for "CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated" was only applied to 5.19.2 (and future 5.19.x) releases but was missed for all 6.0.0+ versions.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ All: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ MQTT: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or a 5.19.x version starting with 5.19.2 or later (currently latest is 5.19.5), which fixes the issue.
AnalysisAI
Remote denial-of-service in Apache ActiveMQ 6.0.0 through 6.2.3 allows unauthenticated network attackers to crash the MQTT broker via malformed control packets. An integer overflow in the MQTT protocol handler's remaining length field validation enables resource exhaustion without authentication. …
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Identify all ActiveMQ instances running versions 6.0.0-6.2.3 via inventory scan and document MQTT broker exposure. Within 7 days: Implement network-level access controls to restrict MQTT protocol traffic (port 1883/8883) to trusted sources only, and monitor ActiveMQ logs for malformed packet attempts. …
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EUVD-2026-20956
GHSA-xvqc-pp94-fmpx