CVE-2026-67238

High

Description

RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 4.2.7 and 4.3.1, rabbit_pid_codec:decompose_from_binary/1 parses a caller-supplied ETF-encoded binary and calls binary_to_atom(Node, utf8) on the node-name field. It is reached from rabbit_volatile_queue:pid_from_name/2, which is invoked for any queue name / routing key beginning amq.rabbitmq.reply-to.. The CandidateNodes membership check happens after the atom is created, and the surrounding try/catch cannot reclaim atoms (they are never GC'd). binary_to_existing_atom is not used. Any authenticated AMQP client can crash the entire Erlang VM (all vhosts, all connections) with ~1M cheap requests. Preconditions include Authenticated AMQP 0-9-1 connection to any vhost No per-connection rate limit low enough to make ~1M operations infeasible. This issue is fixed in versions 4.2.7 and 4.3.1.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.1
Exploit probability—
ProductBroadcom Rabbitmq Server
PublishedSep 23, 2026
First seenSep 23, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • broadcom rabbitmq_server4.2.7, 4.3.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
broadcom rabbitmq_server4.2.0 ≤ v < 4.2.7, 4.3.0 ≤ v < 4.3.14.2.7, 4.3.1

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