Description
The 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.tools.jsonrpc.ProcedureDescription receives a javaReturnType value in an untrusted system.describe response and passes it through JSONUtil.tryFill, setJavaReturnType, and computeReturnTypeAsJavaClass to Class.forName(javaReturnType) with initialization enabled. An attacker able to answer the JsonRpcClient request through a shared broker or network interception can select a class already present in the victim JVM and trigger its static initializer, while JsonRpcClient.java later passes getReturnType output to mapper.parse and may also create type confusion. Successful exploitation can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the client process. This issue is fixed in version 5.33.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-java-client | < 5.33.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | rabbitmq-java-client | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | cassandra-reaper | 5.0.0-r9 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | druid | 37.0.0-r54 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | logstash-9.3 +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Wolfi rolling | logstash-9.4 +1 | 9.4.5-r3 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | thingsboard-tb-node +1 | 4.3.1.3-r23 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | zipkin | 3.6.1-r22 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | com.rabbitmq:amqp-client | < 5.33.0 | 5.33.0 | GHSA-6g32-pxv4-2wfj |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2921 RabbitMQ Java Client: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 18, 2026
References
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-6g32-pxv4-2wfj
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2000
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2002
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/0032f75f9dc3df847f94b2b85a16119250bf63cb
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/9f8e7efd0c648f235dc0e96232ae7efa75ea4fa8
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/releases/tag/v5.33.0