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1 vulnerability found for Apache ActiveMQ MQTT by Apache Software Foundation
CVE-2026-40046 (GCVE-0-2026-40046)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-09 15:58
Modified
2026-04-10 19:41
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CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Summary
Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ MQTT.
The fix for "CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated" was only applied to 5.19.2 (and future 5.19.x) releases but was missed for all 6.0.0+ versions.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ All: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ MQTT: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or a 5.19.x version starting with 5.19.2 or later (currently latest is 5.19.5), which fixes the issue.
References
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Impacted products
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| Apache Software Foundation | Apache ActiveMQ |
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