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RabbitMQ EUVDEUVD-2026-85663

| CVE-2026-67218 LOW
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-09-23 GitHub_M
2.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate with management tag + vhost access
  2. Delivery
    Send create super-stream request to stream-management HTTP API
  3. Exploit
    Missing configure-permission check bypassed
  4. Execution
    Broker provisions exchange + partition queues + bindings
  5. Impact
    Persistent cluster-wide resources created without authorization

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the rabbitmq_stream_management plugin to be enabled (non-default) and an authenticated account holding the management tag plus access to the target vhost - but notably NO configure permission on any resource. The specific flaw is that accept_content/2 (line 56) calls rabbit_stream_manager:create_super_stream directly after is_authorized, which only verifies the management tag and vhost access via is_authorized_vhost; the HTTP path entirely omits the rabbit_stream_utils:check_super_stream_management_permitted/4 call that the native stream-protocol reader performs to enforce configure on the exchange and each partition queue. Limiting factors: authentication is mandatory (management tag), the stream-management plugin must be enabled, and impact is confined to unauthorized creation of persistent stream resources (integrity only) with no data disclosure or denial of service.

Impact

This is a genuine but low-impact authorization flaw (CWE-862 missing authorization), not a high-severity issue. The vendor CVSS 4.0 base score is 2.1 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VI:L), and every signal points to low real-world risk: it is authenticated (PR:H in the vendor vector; the description confirms a valid user with the management tag and vhost access is required), it has zero confidentiality and availability impact (VC:N/VA:N), and only limited integrity impact (VI:L) - the ability to create super-streams (an exchange plus N partition stream queues and bindings) despite lacking configure permission. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public POC in the provided data, so exploitation status is: no public exploit identified at time of analysis. The one nuance worth flagging: the vendor rates PR:H, but the management tag is a mid-tier RabbitMQ role rather than administrator, so PR:L is arguably more accurate - this raises the theoretical score slightly but does not change the priority. The AT:P attack requirement is justified because the rabbitmq_stream_management plugin must be enabled (non-default). Bottom line: a real privilege-escalation-from-'can view'-to-'can create persistent resources' bug worth patching in routine maintenance, but not an emergency; the low integrity impact and authenticated, plugin-gated precondition make it low priority.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated RabbitMQ user who has only the management tag and vhost access - but deliberately was NOT granted configure permission on any resource - sends a crafted request to the stream-management HTTP API to create a super-stream. Because the HTTP handler omits the check_super_stream_management_permitted authorization call that the native stream protocol enforces, the broker creates an exchange, N partition stream queues, and bindings cluster-wide, letting the user provision persistent resources they should not be able to create. No public POC is identified in the provided data.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 23, 2026

RabbitMQ stream-management HTTP API allows an authenticated user holding the management tag and vhost access - but no configure permission on any resource - to create super-streams, which consist of an exchange, N partition stream queues, and their bindings, without the per-resource authorization check the native stream protocol path enforces. This is a genuine but low-impact authorization flaw (CWE-862 missing authorization) rated CVSS 2.1 by the vendor and an assessed CVSS:3.1 of AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, since the impact is confined to unauthorized integrity changes (persistent resource creation) with no data disclosure or denial of service. Exploitation requires the non-default rabbitmq_stream_management plugin to be enabled and a management-tagged account with vhost access; no KEV listing or public exploit was identified, and vendor fixes are available in 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to the fixed releases - 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, or 4.3.0 - which restore the per-resource configure check on the HTTP super-stream creation path via the rabbit_stream_utils:check_super_stream_management_permitted/4 logic; see GHSA-34jw-rm7g-hph4 (https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-34jw-rm7g-hph4) and the v4.2.6 (https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.6) and v4.3.0 (https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.0) release tags. If immediate patching is not possible, disable the rabbitmq_stream_management plugin (rabbitmq-plugins disable rabbitmq_stream_management), which removes the vulnerable HTTP endpoint at the cost of losing stream-management HTTP features, or at minimum restrict and audit management-tagged accounts with vhost access so they are limited to operators who genuinely need them, and restrict HTTP API access to trusted networks since the flaw requires authenticated management-tag credentials. Note that no KEV listing or publicly available exploit code was identified, and the residual impact of pre-patch abuse is limited to unauthorized creation of persistent stream resources.

Affected VersionsENISA

rabbitmq-server 4.0.0, < 4.0.22
rabbitmq-server 4.1.0, < 4.1.11
rabbitmq-server 4.2.0, < 4.2.6

Affected Packages

euvd rabbitmq_server_4_0_0 fix: 4.0.22
euvd rabbitmq_server_4_1_0 fix: 4.1.11
euvd rabbitmq_server_4_2_0 fix: 4.2.6

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

RabbitMQ's HTTP management API (accept_content/2 around line 56) handles super-stream creation by calling rabbit_stream_manager:create_super_stream directly after is_authorized, which only validates the management tag and vhost access via is_authorized_vhost. The native stream-protocol handler in rabbit_stream_reader.erl instead calls rabbit_stream_utils:check_super_stream_management_permitted/4, enforcing configure permission on the super-stream exchange and on each partition stream queue before creation. Because the HTTP path omits that call entirely, the two code paths diverge and the HTTP handler fails to enforce authorization for privileged resource creation - a classic CWE-862 Missing Authorization. The exposure is bounded by the CVSS 4.0 vector (AT:P, PR:H) reflecting the plugin-enabled precondition and the requirement for an authenticated management-tagged principal; impact is integrity-only (creation of persistent cluster-wide resources such as exchanges, partition stream queues, and bindings) with no confidentiality or availability effect.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 2.1 LOW
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable HTTP API, authenticated management-tag user (PR:L not PR:H, since not admin), low integrity impact from unauthorized resource creation, no confidentiality or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 23, 2026 - 22:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 23, 2026 - 20:46 cve.org
LOW 2.1

DescriptionCVE.org

RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, accept_content/2 at line 56 calls rabbit_stream_manager:create_super_stream/... directly after is_authorized (which only checks the management tag + vhost access via is_authorized_vhost). The stream-protocol equivalent (rabbit_stream_reader.erl create_super_stream handler) calls rabbit_stream_utils:check_super_stream_management_permitted/4 which enforces configure on the exchange and each partition queue. The HTTP handler omits this call entirely. A user with management tag and vhost access , but no configure permission on any resource , can create super-streams (an exchange + N partition stream queues + bindings) via the HTTP API. The native stream-protocol path enforces configure on each resource; the HTTP path does not, creating a privilege escalation from 'can view' to 'can create persistent cluster-wide resources.' Preconditions include rabbitmq_stream_management plugin enabled management tag + vhost access (no resource permissions needed). This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.22, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76% exploitable
Prevalence
High
RabbitMQ is a very widely deployed open-source enterprise messaging broker
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GitHub VulDB

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

10
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +10
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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