Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 3.13.0 until 3.13.19, 4.0.24, 4.1.15, 4.2.10, and 4.3.5, RabbitMQ OAuth credential refresh retains revoked runtime tags. when an existing AMQP connection refreshes from an OAuth token that grants the impersonator tag to a valid same-username token that no longer grants that tag, RabbitMQ updates the OAuth backend implementation (token/scopes/expiry) but leaves the connection's runtime #user.tags unchanged. rabbitaccesscontrol:checkuserid/2 then still honors the stale impersonator tag, so the connection (including newly opened channels) can continue publishing messages with a foreign AMQP userid after that privilege should have been revoked. A fresh connection using the downgraded token correctly refuses the same publish, proving the defect is stale session state rather than the token Limited to connections that once held impersonator and successfully refresh to a downgraded same-username rabbitauthbackendoauth2 (or an equivalent refresh-capable backend that returns tags) is enabled for This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.19, 4.0.24, 4.1.15, 4.2.10, and 4.3.5.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-server | >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.19, >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.24, >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.15, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.10, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.5 | — |
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 | — |
| Debian 13 | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | rabbitmq-server | No fix yet | — |
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 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | rabbitmq-server | 3.13.7-10 | — |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2026:67552 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Nov 13, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2881 RabbitMQ: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 4, 2026