GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven
GHSA-c825-6ph3-4h84 Apache ActiveMQ is Vulnerable to Integer Overflow or Wraparound
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- Aliases
- CVE-2025-66168
- Ecosystem
- Maven
- Packages
- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq, org.apache.activemq:activemq-all, org.apache.activemq:activemq-mqtt
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-190
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-04
Affected packages
• Maven org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq: < 5.19.2 → fixed in 5.19.2
• Maven org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq: >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.9 → fixed in 6.1.9
• Maven org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq: >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.1 → fixed in 6.2.1
• Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-all: < 5.19.2 → fixed in 5.19.2
• Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-all: >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.9 → fixed in 6.1.9
• Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-all: >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.1 → fixed in 6.2.1
• Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-mqtt: < 5.19.2 → fixed in 5.19.2
• Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-mqtt: >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.9 → fixed in 6.1.9
• Maven org.apache.activemq:activemq-mqtt: >= 6.2.0, < 6.2.1 → fixed in 6.2.1
Description
Apache ActiveMQ does not properly validate the remaining length field which may lead to an overflow during the decoding of malformed packets. When this integer overflow occurs, ActiveMQ may incorrectly compute the total Remaining Length and subsequently misinterpret the payload as multiple MQTT control packets which makes the broker susceptible to unexpected behavior when interacting with non-compliant clients. This behavior violates the MQTT v3.1.1 specification, which restricts Remaining Length to a maximum of 4 bytes. The scenario occurs on established connections after the authentication process. Brokers that are not enabling mqtt transport connectors are not impacted.
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.2, 6.0.0 to 6.1.8, and 6.2.0
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.19.2, 6.1.9, or 6.2.1, which fixes the issue.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2025-66168 WARNING: Users of 6.x should upgrade to 6.2.4 or later as the fix was missed in previous 6.x releases. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound weakness
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-66168 advisory
- https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2026-40046-announcement.txt web
- https://github.com/apache/activemq package
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/13n8mkrb2jf2y6yyhpgrkmpqcm7djyto web
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40046 web
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/03/03/5 web