Resource exhaustion in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server
CVE-2026-66072
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.1, get_chunk_selector/1 calls binary_to_atom on the raw client-supplied <<"chunk_selector">> property from post-auth subscribe and resolve_offset_spec frames, with no whitelist and no existing guard. An authenticated stream client with read access to any stream can crash the broker node. Preconditions include rabbitmq_stream plugin enabled Authenticated stream-protocol user with read access to at least one stream. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.1.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Broadcom Rabbitmq Server
- Rabbitmq Rabbitmq-Server — versions >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.15, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.20, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-48hm-chgv-398r (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.6 (Release Notes)
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.1 (Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-66072?
- CVE-2026-66072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-09-23.
- How severe is CVE-2026-66072?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.