CVE-2026-67229 RabbitMQ: Admin-only atom exhaustion: atomize_keys on vhost metadata
An administrator can crash the RabbitMQ node by importing a crafted definitions file with excessive metadata keys, exhausting the atom table.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-67229?
CVE-2026-67229 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server, published on 23 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, add_vhost/2 calls rabbit_data_coercion:atomize_keys/1 (the unsafe variant using binary_to_atom) on the vhost metadata map. The 20 MB management body limit fits ~1M+ short keys. Admin-only. An administrator importing a crafted definitions file can crash the node in a single request: a vhosts entry with ~1M unique metadata keys exhausts the atom table during import. Preconditions include administrator tag. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-67229?
1 open source package ship an affected version, including rabbitmq. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
rabbitmq Bitnami | From 3.13.0 | 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6 |
Products include Broadcom Rabbitmq Server.
How do I fix CVE-2026-67229?
Upgrade rabbitmq to a fixed version for your release line: 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11 or 4.2.6.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-67229 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-67229 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Rabbitmq Server
- CVE-2016-9877 Auth bypass in Pivotal RabbitMQ 3.x before 3.5.8 and 3.6.x before 3.6.6; RabbitMQ for PCF 1.5.x before 1.5.20, 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.7.x before 1.7.7
- CVE-2026-67404 RabbitMQ: OAuth2 silent verify_none fallback for JWKS fetch
- CVE-2026-67231 RabbitMQ: Trust-store whitelist by Issuer+Serial only
- CVE-2026-57219 Information disclosure in rabbitmq-server
- CVE-2026-67236 RabbitMQ: Plaintext username:password stored in an insecure cookie after successful POST /login
Sources
Also known as AZL-105804, BIT-rabbitmq-2026-67229, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-67229, GHSA-ggrw-qm45-hwpv, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-67229.