CVE-2026-66079
Description
A flaw was found in RabbitMQ. An unauthenticated network attacker can exploit an issue in the AMQP 1.0 listener by sending a specially crafted ~19-byte frame. This causes the system to attempt to build a list of approximately 4 billion empty elements, exhausting heap memory and terminating the Erlang Virtual Machine (VM). This results in a complete denial of service for all tenants and protocols on the affected node.
Statement
Red Hat rates this flaw IMPORTANT in products that ship affected RabbitMQ builds. An unauthenticated network client can send a small crafted AMQP 1.0 frame to an exposed listener, causing memory exhaustion that crashes the broker node and interrupts service for all tenants and protocols.
Mitigation
Restrict untrusted network access to AMQP listeners; disable AMQP 1.0 support if unused.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
When allocating resources without limits, an attacker could prevent other systems, applications, or processes from accessing the same type of resource. It can be easy for an attacker to consume many resources by rapidly making many requests or causing larger resources to be used than is needed.
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