Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Incorrect handling of TLSv1.3 KeyUpdate can be exploited to cause DoS via OOM

Summary

CVECVE-2026-39304
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerapache
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-04-10 11:16:23 UTC
Updated2026-04-10 15:16:25 UTC
DescriptionDenial of Service via Out of Memory vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ. ActiveMQ NIO SSL transports do not correctly handle TLSv1.3 handshake KeyUpdates triggered by clients. This makes it possible for a client to rapidly trigger updates which causes the broker to exhaust all its memory in the SSL engine leading to DoS. Note: TLS versions before TLSv1.3 (such as TLSv1.2) are broken but are not vulnerable to OOM. Previous TLS versions require a full handshake renegotiation which causes a connection to hang but not OOM. This is fixed as well. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Client: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.4, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or 5.19.5, which fixes the issue.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from ADP

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

EPSS: 0.000400000 probability, percentile 0.121580000 (date 2026-04-11)

Problem Types: CWE-400 | Denial of Service via Out of Memory | CWE-400 CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1ADPDECLARED7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

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

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Client affected 5.19.4 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Client affected 6.0.0 6.2.4 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker affected 5.19.4 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker affected 6.0.0 6.2.4 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All affected 5.19.4 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ All affected 6.0.0 6.2.4 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ affected 5.19.4 semver Not specified
CNA Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ affected 6.0.0 6.2.4 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-39304-announcement.txt [email protected] activemq.apache.org
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/09/17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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