5.9
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-67227
RabbitMQ: Atom exhaustion: to_atom on global-parameter :name
Description

RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7 and 4.3.1, Atom exhaustion: toatom on global-parameter :name. resourceexists/2 (and the PUT/DELETE handlers) call rabbitdatacoercion:toatom/1 on the :name URL path segment. toatom/1 uses binarytoatom/2 (unsafe). The endpoint requires policymaker (not management, but below A user with the policymaker tag can crash the node by exhausting the atom table via repeated requests to /api/global-parameters/:name with unique :name Management plugin enabled policymaker tag ~1M HTTP. This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7 and 4.3.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 25, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 25, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update RabbitMQ to a patched version to prevent atom table exhaustion.
  • Upgrade RabbitMQ to a fixed version.
  • Apply vendor patches for RabbitMQ.
  • Monitor resource usage after upgrade.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 25, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-67227', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-25T17:47:50.875187Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7 and 4.3.1, Atom exhaustion: toatom on global-parameter :name. resourceexists/2 (and the PUT/DELETE handlers) call rabbitdatacoercion:toatom/1 on the :name URL path segment. toatom/1 uses binarytoatom/2 (unsafe). The endpoint requires policymaker (not management, but below A user with the policymaker tag can crash the node by exhausting the atom table via repeated requests to /api/global-parameters/:name with unique :name Management plugin enabled policymaker tag ~1M HTTP. This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7 and 4.3.1.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/67xxx/CVE-2026-67227.json">CVE-2026-67227</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/8fbe6d8112427e85fb9a9206b3eb6e9a3ddd3e39
    Added Reference https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/fc591e7ee27a29657ca960930acefd3e4217e007
    Added Reference https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.7
    Added Reference https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q7x8-97rh-cr24
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