Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.2.0 until 4.2.9 and 4.3.3, AMQP 1.0 management exchange.declare skips alternate-exchange permission check. pUT /exchanges/:name (lines 192-240) checks only configure on the declared exchange and passes XArgs straight to rabbitexchange:declare/7. It omits the checkreadpermitted(X) + checkwritepermitted(AE) that rabbitchannel.erl:2540-2548 enforces for the alternate-exchange argument on the AMQP 0-9-1 path. The same file already implements the analogous DLX check for queues (lines 708-719), confirming this is a missing-check bug rather than intentional A user with only configure on exchange X can route X's unroutable messages into an alternate exchange they have no write permission AMQP 1.0 enabled (default in RabbitMQ 4.x) Attacker has configure on at least one exchange but lacks write on the target. This issue is fixed in versions 4.2.9 and 4.3.3.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-server | >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.9, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3 | — |
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 14 | rabbitmq-server | 4.3.6-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Hardened Images 1 | rabbitmq-server4.3 | 4.3.6-1.hum1 | RHSA-2026:67552 |
Advisories 2
- WID-SEC-2026-2485 RabbitMQ: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 4, 2026
- RHSA-2026:67552 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 20, 2026
References
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-rg2g-289m-xhhw
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/18eac8d547b4382bf830c621b20a35932dd1cfa5
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/56005e7cebffc478ef397573de24aff1167e7cda
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.9
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.3