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Apache Qpid Broker-J EUVDEUVD-2026-86585

| CVE-2026-92573 MEDIUM
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) (CWE-409)
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Obtain valid AMQP producer credentials
  2. Delivery
    Connect to broker over AMQP 0-8/0-9/0-9-1 or 0-10
  3. Exploit
    Publish crafted highly-compressed (GZIP) message
  4. Execution
    Broker decompresses without output limit
  5. Persist
    Unbounded memory allocation exhausts heap
  6. Impact
    Broker availability disrupted (DoS)

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Compression ratio limits
Exploitation Conditions

Requires valid AMQP producer (publish) credentials on the broker, since exploitation occurs during message delivery/conversion - this is the primary limiting factor (not unauthenticated). The vulnerable path is the shared GZIP decompressor used for AMQP 0-8/0-9/0-9-1 and AMQP 0-10 message delivery, message conversion, and HTTP management JSON rendering, which processes compressed input with no decompressed-output cap; any Qpid Broker-J deployment through 10.1.0 that accepts compressed messages is affected. No special non-default toggle is documented - the missing decompression limit is the default behavior - but an attacker must be authorized to produce messages, bounding realistic exposure to insiders, compromised clients, or brokers granting broad publish rights.

Impact

No CVSS vector, EPSS score, KEV entry, or public PoC is supplied for CVE-2026-92573, so exploitation-probability signals are entirely absent - no evidence of active exploitation and none should be inferred. The Apache advisory rates it 'important' and the mechanics are clear: an authenticated AMQP message producer sends compressed data that the shared GZIP decompressor inflates without a decompressed-output limit (a classic decompression/zip-bomb resource-consumption flaw, CWE-400), exhausting broker memory. My independent read of the vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N with availability-only impact - a real but bounded denial-of-service issue, not a code-execution or data-disclosure event. The key limiting factor is that valid producer credentials are required (PR:L), so this is not an unauthenticated internet-wide threat; it is primarily a risk from insider or compromised-client abuse and from any broker that grants publish rights broadly. Verdict: a legitimate patch-worthy availability bug, but its practical priority is moderate - driven by impact class and auth requirement, not by any confirmed exploitation signal, all of which are missing from the input.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker holding valid AMQP producer credentials (or a compromised client) publishes crafted, highly-compressed messages to the broker; when Qpid Broker-J's shared GZIP decompressor inflates them for delivery, message conversion, or HTTP management JSON rendering, memory is consumed without bound and the broker is starved and disrupted. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the network/low-complexity/low-privilege profile makes reliable triggering straightforward for any authorized producer.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 25, 2026

Memory exhaustion in Apache Qpid Broker-J through 10.1.0 allows authenticated message producers to degrade or disrupt broker availability by submitting compressed AMQP payloads that the shared GZIP decompressor processes without a decompressed-output cap, affecting message delivery, message conversion, and HTTP management JSON rendering. The assessed CVSS:3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, confirming a network-reachable, low-privileged availability-only condition rather than code execution or data compromise. No public exploit code, CISA KEV entry, or EPSS score is available at time of analysis, so active exploitation is not indicated; users should upgrade to Qpid Broker-J 10.1.1.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Apache Qpid Broker-J 10.1.1, the vendor-released patch version that fixes the missing decompressed-output limit. Consult the vendor advisory at https://qpid.apache.org/ and the oss-security advisory at https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q3/930 for the authoritative fix. If immediate upgrade is not possible, restrict AMQP publish/producer credentials to trusted identities (because exploitation requires a valid producer), monitor broker heap for anomalous growth, and consider disabling acceptance of compressed messages if the broker configuration exposes such a switch; each control has trade-offs: restricting producers may break legitimate message flows, while disabling compression may reduce efficiency or interoperability. No other compensating controls are documented in the supplied data.

Affected VersionsENISA

Apache Qpid Broker-J 0 ≤10.1.0

Affected Packages

euvd apache_qpid_broker_j no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Apache Qpid Broker-J is a pure-Java AMQP message broker. The affected component is the shared GZIP decompressor reached by AMQP 0-8/0-9/0-9-1 and AMQP 0-10 message delivery paths, message conversion routines, and HTTP management JSON rendering. Because the decompressor does not cap decompressed output, a relatively small compressed AMQP payload can be inflated to a large in-memory representation, exhausting broker heap and degrading availability. The input supplies no CWE, CVSS vector, or CPE strings; the independent assessment assigns CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, meaning network-accessible, low-privileged, availability-only impact with no confidentiality or integrity loss. This aligns with the uncontrolled-resource-consumption class (missing allocation limits / data amplification), where the root cause is the absence of a decompressed-size bound rather than a memory-safety bug. The affected Maven coordinate is org.apache.qpid:qpid-broker-core through 10.1.0.

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Severity by source

Vendor (CNA) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Authenticated producer over the network makes AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N; impact is memory-exhaustion DoS only, so C:N/I:N/A:H with no scope change.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (CNA).

CVSS VectorVendor

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Description PRE-NVD

Disclosed via oss-security. NVD scoring and full description are pending.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations running Apache Qpid Broker-J versions through 10.1.0 face a network-reachable denial-of-service condition in which any authenticated user holding message-publishing rights can exhaust broker memory with specially crafted GZIP-compressed AMQP payloads. The impact is concentrated on availability: message delivery, message conversion, and the HTTP management JSON interface can all degrade or stall, potentially halting applications and customer-facing transactions that depend on the messaging backbone, while confidentiality and integrity remain unaffected. The issue is rated critical and requires only a low-privileged account, so any team with broad producer credentials or weakly governed service accounts should treat broker uptime as materially at risk; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation is known at this time.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch (upgrade to Apache Qpid Broker-J 10.1.1); until that completes, restrict AMQP listener access to trusted hosts, limit publish rights to vetted service accounts, disable or constrain GZIP message compression transforms, apply connection and publish-rate limits, and cap JVM heap with memory and garbage-collection monitoring and alerting.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 96% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche pure-Java Apache AMQP broker, far less deployed than RabbitMQ/ActiveMQ
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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