CVE-2026-57218 RabbitMQ: AMQP 0-9-1 in combination with OAuth 2: consumer persistence can lead to post-revocation message disclosure

Medium 4.9 Published Updated

Attackers with expired or reduced-scope OAuth tokens can continue receiving messages due to lack of reauthorization at delivery time.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2026-57218?

CVE-2026-57218 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, published on 10 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to 4.2.6, RabbitMQ AMQP 0-9-1 allows an existing consumer to keep receiving messages after OAuth token expiry or connection.update_secret refresh to reduced scopes because existing consumers are not canceled or reauthorized at delivery time after the channel user state changes. This issue is fixed in version 4.2.6.

Weakness: CWE-863

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-57218?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Broadcom Rabbitmq Server.

How do I fix CVE-2026-57218?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2026-57218 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-57218 exists.

All Broadcom Rabbitmq Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-92346, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-57218, GHSA-wmrr-4h5v-5ch7, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-57218.

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