rabbitmq-server — security advisory
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 3.13.0 until 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, 4.0.23, and 3.13.18, JWKS Fetch Ignores HTTP Response Status Code - Signing Key Destruction Causes Authentication DoS (CWE-252). the JWKS key fetching mechanism in uaajwt.erl does not validate the HTTP response status code when downloading signing keys from the OAuth2 provider's JWKS endpoint. Non-200 responses (including 4xx and 5xx errors) are processed identically to successful responses. When the JWKS endpoint returns an error response with a valid-JSON body that lacks a keys field, all previously cached signing keys are destroyed, causing a persistent authentication denial of Files: deps/rabbitmqauthbackendoauth2/src/uaajwt.erl, lines 50-63 deps/rabbitmqauthbackendoauth2/src/uaajwks.erl, lines 5-7 deps/rabbitmqauthbackendoauth2/src/rabbitoauth2provider.erl, lines 98-107 Bug 1: HTTP status code ignored (uaajwt.erl:50-63): The Erlang httpc module returns {ok, {{HttpVersion, StatusCode, ReasonPhrase}, Headers, Body}}. The pattern {ok, {, , JwksBody}} matches ANY successful HTTP transaction Persistent authentication DoS: Once keys are destroyed, ALL OAuth2/JWT authentication fails for all users until a new successful JWKS refresh occurs Amplification: A single attacker can deny access to all legitimate OAuth2 users across the entire RabbitMQ. This issue is fixed in versions 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, 4.0.23, and 3.13.18.
- Products
- rabbitmq-server
- Affected versions
- 3.12.1-1, 3.12.1-1ubuntu1, 3.12.1-1ubuntu1.2, 3.12.1-1ubuntu1.4, 3.12.1-1ubuntu1.6, 3.5.4-1, 3.5.4-3, 3.5.4-3.1, 3.5.7-1, 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.1, 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.2, 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4, 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm1, 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm2, 3.6.10-1, 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.1, 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.3, 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.4, 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.5, 3.7.18-1, 3.7.8-4ubuntu2, 3.8.2-0ubuntu1, 3.8.2-0ubuntu1.1, 3.8.2-0ubuntu1.2, 3.8.2-0ubuntu1.3, 3.8.2-0ubuntu1.4, 3.8.2-0ubuntu1.5, 3.8.3-0ubuntu0.1, 3.8.3-0ubuntu0.2, 3.8.3-0ubuntu0.3, 3.8.3-0ubuntu0.3+esm1, 3.8.9-3ubuntu1, 3.9.13-1, 3.9.13-1ubuntu0.22.04.1, 3.9.13-1ubuntu0.22.04.2, 3.9.27-0ubuntu0.1, 3.9.27-0ubuntu0.2, 3.9.27-0ubuntu0.5, 3.9.8-1, 3.9.8-2, 3.9.8-3, 3.9.8-5, 3.9.8-6, 4.0.5-10ubuntu1, 4.0.5-10ubuntu2, 4.0.5-10ubuntu3, 4.0.5-10ubuntu4, 4.0.5-10ubuntu5, 4.0.5-10ubuntu5.1, 4.0.5-8ubuntu2, 4.3.2-4ubuntu2, 4.3.2-4ubuntu3
- Fixed versions
- 3.12.1-1ubuntu1.7, 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm3, 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.5+esm1, 3.8.3-0ubuntu0.3+esm2, 3.9.27-0ubuntu0.6, 4.0.5-10ubuntu5.2
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-67409
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 03:13 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 3.13.0 until 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, 4.0.23, and 3.13.18, JWKS Fetch Ignores HTTP Response Status Code - Signing Key Destruction Causes Authentication DoS (CWE-252). the JWKS key fetching mechanism in uaajwt.erl does not validate the HTTP response status code when downloading signing keys from the OAuth2 provider's JWKS endpoint. Non-200 responses (including 4xx and 5xx errors) are processed identically to successful responses. When the JWKS endpoint returns an error response with a valid-JSON body that lacks a keys field, all previously cached signing keys are destroyed, causing a persistent authentication denial of Files: deps/rabbitmqauthbackendoauth2/src/uaajwt.erl, lines 50-63 deps/rabbitmqauthbackendoauth2/src/uaajwks.erl, lines 5-7 deps/rabbitmqauthbackendoauth2/src/rabbitoauth2provider.erl, lines 98-107 Bug 1: HTTP status code ignored (uaajwt.erl:50-63): The Erlang httpc module returns {ok, {{HttpVersion, StatusCode, ReasonPhrase}, Headers, Body}}. The pattern {ok, {, , JwksBody}} matches ANY successful HTTP transaction Persistent authentication DoS: Once keys are destroyed, ALL OAuth2/JWT authentication fails for all users until a new successful JWKS refresh occurs Amplification: A single attacker can deny access to all legitimate OAuth2 users across the entire RabbitMQ. This issue is fixed in versions 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, 4.0.23, and 3.13.18.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2026-67409
rabbitmq-server
Fixed versions: 3.5.7-1ubuntu0.16.04.4+esm3
rabbitmq-server
Fixed versions: 3.6.10-1ubuntu0.5+esm1
rabbitmq-server
Fixed versions: 3.8.3-0ubuntu0.3+esm2
rabbitmq-server
Fixed versions: 3.9.27-0ubuntu0.6
rabbitmq-server
Fixed versions: 3.12.1-1ubuntu1.7
rabbitmq-server
Fixed versions: Not specified
rabbitmq-server
Fixed versions: 4.0.5-10ubuntu5.2
Complete source record
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"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8933-1"
]
},
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{
"value": "CVE-2026-67409",
"evidence": "/upstream"
}
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},
"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2026-09-25T17:17:00+00:00"
}