CVE-2026-67226

MEDIUMCVSS 4.9/10EPSS 0.35%

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CVE-2026-67226 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7, Admin-only atom exhaustion: PUT /api/users tags list. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7, Admin-only atom exhaustion: PUT /api/users tags list. settags/2 maps rabbitdatacoercion:toatom/1 over the user's tags list. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~3-4M short tag strings. An administrator can crash the node in a single request by creating a user (or importing definitions) with ~1M unique tag administrator. This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7.

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Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
BroadcomRabbitmq Server>= 4.0.0, < 4.0.22
BroadcomRabbitmq Server>= 4.1.0, < 4.1.14
BroadcomRabbitmq Server>= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-67226?
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7, Admin-only atom exhaustion: PUT /api/users tags list. settags/2 maps rabbitdatacoercion:toatom/1 over the user's tags list. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~3-4M short tag strings. An administrator can crash the node in a single request by creating a user (or importing definitions) with ~1M unique tag administrator. This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7.
How severe is CVE-2026-67226?
CVE-2026-67226 has a CVSS score of 4.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-67226?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST