CVE-2026-50734
Published:June 30, 2026
Updated:July 21, 2026
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All.
An unauthenticated network attacker can cause a broker DoS by sending a crafted WireFormatInfo frame with a malicious large size value. The value is not validate and causes the broker to attempt allocation during pre-auth negotiation which can trigger OOM and crash the broker.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Client: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.7 or 5.19.8, which fixes the issue.
Affected Packages
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=5.8.0 <5.19.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.19.8org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.0-incubator <5.19.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.19.8org.apache.activemq:activemq-client (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0 <6.2.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.7org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=4.1.2 <5.19.8Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.19.8org.apache.activemq:activemq-all (JAVA):
Affected version(s) >=6.0.0 <6.2.7Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 6.2.7Related Resources (2)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
EPSS
Base Score:
0.80