CVE-2026-41044: Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All: Authenticated user can perform RCE via DestinationView MBean exposed by Jolokia
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.98% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 61.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ 5.19.6, 6.2.5; Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All 5.19.6, 6.2.5; Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker 5.19.6, 6.2.5.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ 5.19.6, 6.2.5; Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All 5.19.6, 6.2.5; Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker 5.19.6, 6.2.5 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All. An authenticated attacker can use the admin web console page to construct a malicious broker name that bypasses name validation to include an xbean binding that can be later used by a VM transport to load a remote Spring XML application. The attacker can then use the DestinationView mbean to send a message to trigger a VM transport creation that will reference this malicious broker name which can lead to loading the malicious Spring XML context file. Because Spring's ResourceXmlApplicationContext instantiates all singleton beans before the BrokerService validates the configuration, arbitrary code execution occurs on the broker's JVM through bean factory methods such as Runtime.exec(). This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.5 or 5.19.6, which fixes the issue.
- Published
- Apr 24, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 15, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 61th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-20
Report tools
Action score
35
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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- Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| apache | activemq | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq |
| apache | activemq broker | cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_broker |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- apache activemqbefore 5.19.6
- apache activemq6.0.0 and later · before 6.2.5
- apache activemq brokerbefore 5.19.6
- apache activemq broker6.0.0 and later · before 6.2.5
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (apache). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ
- before 5.19.6affected · semver
- 6.0.0 and later · before 6.2.5affected · semver
Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All
- before 5.19.6affected · semver
- 6.0.0 and later · before 6.2.5affected · semver
Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker
- before 5.19.6affected · semver
- 6.0.0 and later · before 6.2.5affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | activemq | from 0 | — |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | from 6.0.0 · before 6.2.5 | 6.2.5 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | before 5.19.6 | 5.19.6 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | from 6.0.0 · before 6.2.5 | 6.2.5 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | before 5.19.6 | 5.19.6 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | from 6.0.0 · before 6.2.5 | 6.2.5 |
| Maven | org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | before 5.19.6 | 5.19.6 |
Same product
apache: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2016-3088The Fileserver web application in Apache ActiveMQ 5.x before 5.14.0 allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary files via an HTTKEV99Now
- CVE-2026-34197Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Authenticated users could perform RCE via Jolokia MBeansKEV94Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-40466Apr 24, 2026 · Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Possible bypass of CVE-2026-34197 via HTTP discovery second-stage URI36Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-41043Apr 24, 2026 · Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Web: ActiveMQ Web Console - XSS vulnerability when browsing queues26Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-42253Jun 1, 2026 · Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Web: HTTP Response Header Injection via JMS Message Properties24Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ | 5.19.6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ | 6.2.5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All | 5.19.6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All | 6.2.5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker | 5.19.6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker | 6.2.5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | 5.19.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:activemq-all | 6.2.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | 5.19.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker | 6.2.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | 5.19.6 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Maven:org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq | 6.2.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-05-05 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+11 d
- TodayOct 26, 2026+185 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- jsjcwfinder
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-3419717 days apartApache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Authenticated users could perform RCE via Jolokia MBeansKEV94Now
- CVE-2026-404660 days apartApache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Possible bypass of CVE-2026-34197 via HTTP discovery second-stage URI36Monitor
- CVE-2026-4550538 days apartApache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Jolokia `addNetworkConnector` Discovery Wrapper Bypass35Monitor
- CVE-2026-4258838 days apartApache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Remote Code Execution via Jolokia addNetworkConnector32Monitor
- CVE-2026-4943267 days apartApache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Stomp: STOMP negative content-length enables denial of service30Monitor
- CVE-2026-4943467 days apartApache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All: LdapNetworkConnector instantiates denied transports and a remote-properties broker30Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-20 · Improper Input ValidationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Server Side Include (SSI) InjectionCAPEC-101likelihood: High · High
- Cross Zone ScriptingCAPEC-104likelihood: Medium · High
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Double EncodingCAPEC-120likelihood: Low · Medium
- Subverting Environment Variable ValuesCAPEC-13likelihood: High · Very High
ATT&CK techniques
- Obfuscated Files or InformationT1027
- Masquerading: Invalid Code SignatureT1036.001
- Steal Web Session CookieT1539
- Subvert Trust Controls: Code SigningT1553.002
- Impair Defenses:Impair Command History LoggingT1562.003
- Hijack Execution Flow:Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow:Path Interception by PATH Environment VariableT1574.007
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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