RabbitMQ Java client: TrustEverythingTrustManager used by default in useSslProtocol() enables MITM

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-63336
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-18 17:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-08-18 18:19:10 UTC
DescriptionThe RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.33.0, com.rabbitmq.client.ConnectionFactory.useSslProtocol() and ConnectionFactory.useSslProtocol(String) configure com.rabbitmq.client.TrustEverythingTrustManager and leave hostname verification disabled, causing arbitrary server certificates, including self-signed certificates, to be accepted. A network attacker able to intercept a TLS connection can impersonate the RabbitMQ broker, read protected AMQP traffic, and modify traffic without certificate or hostname validation. The fix changes the production TLS helpers to use the JVM default trust store and enables hostname verification, while retaining an explicitly named development-only no-verification helper. This issue is fixed in version 5.33.0.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.1 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/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

Problem Types: CWE-295 | CWE-295 CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.1MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED5.1MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Rabbitmq Rabbitmq-java-client affected < 5.33.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/1e7deb2e6020c9793a81385a... [email protected] github.com
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/releases/tag/v5.33.0 [email protected] github.com
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/1999 [email protected] github.com
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-5m9f-r... 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2001 [email protected] github.com
github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/a4bf571dd368765baaa9cecf... [email protected] github.com
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