---
id: CVE-2026-67409
title: RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker
summary: >-
  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 …
severity: medium
cvss: 6.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-252
vendor: broadcom
product: rabbitmq_server
affected:
  - 'rabbitmq_server >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.18'
  - 'rabbitmq_server >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.23'
  - 'rabbitmq_server >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.14'
  - 'rabbitmq_server >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.9'
  - 'rabbitmq_server >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3'
patched:
  - rabbitmq_server 4.3.3
published: '2026-09-25'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T15:36:44.860'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67409'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.9'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.3'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qw3h-qqm9-jrw8
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-qw3h-qqm9-jrw8
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-67409.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-67409'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2541514'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-67409'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67409'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67552'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
epss: 0.00418
epssPercentile: 0.35913
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-25T17:49:17.770463Z'
scores:
  nvd: 6.5
  cna: 8.2
  vendor: 7.5
ingestedAt: '2026-09-25T17:13:14.025Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `rabbitmq_server >= 3.13.0, < 3.13.18`
- `rabbitmq_server >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.23`
- `rabbitmq_server >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.14`
- `rabbitmq_server >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.9`
- `rabbitmq_server >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `rabbitmq_server 4.3.3`

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:67552** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Hardened Images · released 2026-09-15 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67552)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Hardened Images · no fix planned: Red Hat Hardened Images · updated 2026-10-23 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-67409.json)