Apache Artemis/ActiveMQ Artemis CORE Protocol Durable Queue RCE 2.50.0-2.57.0
CVE-2026-49362 Published on September 10, 2026
Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Missing Authentication in CORE Protocol Handler Allows Unauthorized Queue Creation
An unauthenticated remote attacker can create arbitrary durable queues via the CORE protocol, leading to unauthorized broker state manipulation and potential denial of service.
This issue affects Apache Artemis: from 2.50.0 through 2.56.0; Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.0.0 through 2.44.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.57.0, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2026-49362 is exploitable with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-49362
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Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Artemis:- Version 2.50.0, <= 2.56.0 is affected.
- Version 1.0.0, <= 2.44.0 is affected.