CVE-2026-49364 (GCVE-0-2026-49364)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-10 04:49 – Updated: 2026-09-10 15:54
VLAI
Title
Apache Artemis, Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Pre-Authentication Cluster Credential Exposure to Discovered Peers
Summary
An unauthenticated network-adjacent attacker can leverage discovery to capture cluster administrative credentials during the initial cluster connection handshake. This issue affects Apache Artemis: from 2.50.0 through 2.56.0; Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.0.0 through 2.44.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.57.0, which fixes the issue.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-10 15:54 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-306 - Missing authentication for critical function
Assigner
apache CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 76/100 over 1078 records in the last 180 days details
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apache Software Foundation Apache Artemis Affected: 2.50.0 , ≤ 2.56.0 (semver)
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Apache Software Foundation Apache ActiveMQ Artemis Affected: 1.0.0 , ≤ 2.44.0 (semver)
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