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CRITICAL

Apache Artemis and Apache ActiveMQ Artemis are Missing Authentication for Critical Functions

Published March 4, 2026Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306) vulnerability in Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use the Core protocol to force a target broker to establish an outbound Core federation connection to an attacker-controlled rogue broker. This could potentially result in message injection into any queue and/or message exfiltration from any queue via the rogue broker. This impacts environments that allow both: - Incoming Core protocol connections from untrusted sources to the broker - Outgoing Core protocol connections from the broker to untrusted targets This issue affects: - Apache Artemis from 2.50.0 through 2.51.0 - Apache ActiveMQ Artemis from 2.11.0 through 2.44.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to Apache Artemis version 2.52.0, which fixes the issue. The issue can be mitigated by either of the following: - Remove Core protocol support from any acceptor receiving connections from untrusted sources. Incoming Core protocol connections are supported by default via the "artemis" acceptor listening on port 61616. See the "protocols" URL parameter configured for the acceptor. An acceptor URL without this parameter supports all protocols by default, including Core. - Use two-way SSL (i.e. certificate-based authentication) in order to force every client to present the proper SSL certificate when establishing a connection before any message protocol handshake is attempted. This will prevent unauthenticated exploitation of this vulnerability.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published March 4, 2026 (222 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 190 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update org.apache.artemis:artemis-server to 2.52.0 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.52.0 for org.apache.artemis:artemis-server -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
org.apache.artemis:artemis-server
maven
2.50.0, 2.51.02.52.0
org.apache.activemq:artemis-server
maven
2.11.0, 2.12.0, 2.13.0, 2.14.0 (+35 more)Range-based data available

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

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

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-27446?
Apache Artemis and Apache ActiveMQ Artemis are Missing Authentication for Critical Functions This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2026-27446?
CVE-2026-27446 affects org.apache.artemis:artemis-server and org.apache.activemq:artemis-server. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2026-27446 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-fw88-pf9m-p947

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