Vulnerability Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7, Admin-only atom exhaustion: PUT /api/users tags list. settags/2 maps rabbitdatacoercion:toatom/1 over the user's tags list. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~3-4M short tag strings. An administrator can crash the node in a single request by creating a user (or importing definitions) with ~1M unique tag administrator. This issue is fixed in versions 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7.
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/86601c5a6d1c7e41060e3dbd165c8
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.7
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-34c7-r8w9-5
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-34c7-r8w9-5
FAQ
What is CVE-2026-67226?
CVE-2026-67226 is a documented vulnerability. RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.0.22 and 4.1.14 and 4.2.7, Admin-only atom exhaustion: PUT /api/users tags list. settags/2 maps rabbitdatacoercion:toatom/1 over the us...
How severe is CVE-2026-67226?
CVSS scoring is not yet available for CVE-2026-67226. Check NVD for updates.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-67226?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.