CVE-2021-26118 json
Flaw in ActiveMQ Artemis OpenWire support
published 5y ago modified 4mo ago also GHSA-q7fr-vqhq-v5xr , EUVD-2021-1379
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.9%
- EPSS 3.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
While investigating ARTEMIS-2964 it was found that the creation of advisory messages in the OpenWire protocol head of Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.15.0 bypassed policy based access control for the entire session. Production of advisory messages was not subject to access control in error.
Patch / fix
- maven org.apache.activemq:artemis-openwire-protocol 2.16.0
- Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.16.0
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red hat product security vex CVE-2021-26118 updated cvss 7.5
7: OpenWire can create destinations with an unpriviledged user
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Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 brokeraffected: workaround, no fix available
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Red Hat AMQfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:5365
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Red Hat AMQ 7.8.1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2021:0417
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.apache.activemq:artemis-openwire-protocol | <2.16.0 |
2.16.0 |
Affected products
- Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis
Classification
References
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github.com
/apache/activemq-artemis/commit/e5566d52116d81611d914548adc3cbb14d7118d4
web
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mail-archives.apache.org
/mod_mbox/activemq-users/202101.mbox/%3CCAH%2BvQmMUNnkiXv2-d3ucdErWOsdnLi6CgnK%2BVfixyJvTgTuYig%40mail.gmail.c
web, mailing-list, vendor-advisory
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rafd5d7cf303772a0118865262946586921a65ebd98fc24f56c812574%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
mailing-list, web
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20210827-0002/
third-party-advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-26118
advisory
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github.com
/apache/activemq-artemis
package
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lists.apache.org
/thread.html/rafd5d7cf303772a0118865262946586921a65ebd98fc24f56c812574@%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
web
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security.netapp.com
/advisory/ntap-20210827-0002
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2021-26118
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-q7fr-vqhq-v5xr
- NVD CVE-2021-26118
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