Apache ActiveMQ Before 5.19.3 Classpath Path Traversal in Client
CVE-2026-33227 Published on April 7, 2026

Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Web: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Classpath Directory
Improper validation and restriction of a classpath path name vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Client, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All. In two instances (when creating a Stomp consumer and also browsing messages in the Web console) an authenticated user provided "key" value could be constructed to traverse the classpath due to path concatenation. As a result, the application is exposed to a classpath path resource loading vulnerability that could potentially be chained together with another attack to lead to exploit.This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Client: before 5.19.3, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.2; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.3, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.2; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.3, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.2. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.19.4 or 6.2.3, which fixes the issue. Note: 5.19.3 and 6.2.2 also fix this issue, but that is limited to non-Windows environments due to a path separator resolution bug fixed in 5.19.4 and 6.2.3.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Weakness Type

What is a Directory traversal Vulnerability?

The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

CVE-2026-33227 has been classified to as a Directory traversal vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Client: Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Broker: Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ: Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Web: