CVE-2026-57822: Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Message-based management parameter deserialization may lead to denial of service

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-09-10 · updated 2026-09-16
Weakness: CWE-502

Description

When the broker is processing message-based management requests, sent by an authenticated messaging client that is authorized with MANAGE permission to perform management-via-messaging, the parameter processing can trigger Java deserialization of certain method parameters that the broker will not utilise. The permitted types allow to craft a payload causing excessive computation and pinning the processing thread, leading to denial of service. This issue affects Apache Artemis: from 2.50.0 through 2.56.0; Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.3.0 through 2.44.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.57.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.3.0 before 2.44.0; from 2.50.0 before 2.57.0 — fixed in 2.44.0, 2.57.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 2.44.0, 2.57.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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