CVE-2026-41044
| Affected software | 2 products, listed below |
|---|---|
| Severity | 8.8 High CVSS 3.1 2 scores |
| Fixed in | 5.19.6, 6.2.5 |
| Weakness | Code injection (CWE-94) |
| Published | 24 Apr 2026 |
| Updated | 26 Oct 2026 |
Description
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.
CWE-20 · Improper input validation
Exploitation status
No public exploit
No exploit has been reported in the sources we check.
Exploitation status
- CISA KEV not listed
- VulnCheck KEV not listed
- CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
- Indexed PoC none indexed
- EPSS 0.98% chance in 30 days
Waratek protection
Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.
A public code fix exists.
- Protection none
- Action unverified
- Review automated Upstream data
- Record active
| Decided by | Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all |
|---|---|
| Finding | This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious. |
| Candidate fix | https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461409 : a Red Hat bug: the triage, which links onward to the fix |
CVSS
8.8 HIGH
v3.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2 metrics
CVSS
8.8 HIGH v3.1CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2 metrics
We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.
| Version | Score | Band | Vector | Assigner | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
CISA-ADP | Secondary | published |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.2 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
redhat-SADP | Secondary |
Affected software and releases
Oracle advisories
| Advisory | Type | Quarter | Products Oracle names in its risk matrix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2026 ↗ | CPU | 2026-Q3 | Oracle Financial Services Applications / Platform (Apache ActiveMQ) (8.0.7.9.0, 8.0.8.7.0, 8.1.2.5.0) Oracle Fusion Middleware / General (Apache ActiveMQ) (12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0) |
| Oracle Critical Security Patch Update May 2026 ↗ | CSPU | 2026-Q2 | Oracle Communications / Message Bus (Apache ActiveMQ) (6.1.1-7.0.0) |
Oracle components and versions
| Family | Component | Versions, as Oracle lists them | Read as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Communications | Message Bus (Apache ActiveMQ) | 6.1.1-7.0.0 | |
| Oracle Financial Services Applications | Platform (Apache ActiveMQ) | 8.0.7.9.0, 8.0.8.7.0, 8.1.2.5.0 | 8.0.7.9.0 · 8.0.8.7.0 · 8.1.2.5.0 |
| Oracle Fusion Middleware | General (Apache ActiveMQ) | 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.2.0.0 | 12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.2.0.0 |
Maven packages
Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev| Package | Introduced | Fixed | Last affected |
|---|---|---|---|
org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq |
0 | 5.19.6 |
unbounded |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-all |
0 | 5.19.6 |
unbounded |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker |
0 | 5.19.6 |
unbounded |
org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq |
6.0.0 | 6.2.5 |
unbounded |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-all |
6.0.0 | 6.2.5 |
unbounded |
org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker |
6.0.0 | 6.2.5 |
unbounded |
Products and versions
5 products, 10 version entries| Source | Vendor | Product | Scheme | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nvd | apache | activemq | generic | ＜ 5.19.6 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.2.5 |
| nvd | apache | activemq broker | generic | ＜ 5.19.6 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.2.5 |
| osv | org.apache.activemq | activemq-all | generic | ＜ 5.19.6 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.2.5 |
| osv | org.apache.activemq | activemq-broker | generic | ＜ 5.19.6 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.2.5 |
| osv | org.apache.activemq | apache-activemq | generic | ＜ 5.19.6 · ≥ 6.0.0 and ＜ 6.2.5 |
References
Timeline
Timeline
| Published | 2026-04-24 | By the CVE Program. |
|---|---|---|
| NVD record modified | 2026-10-26 | NVD's own last-modified date for this record. |