# CVE-2026-108946: Apache ActiveMQ, ActiveMQ Broker: The broker does not verify user provided connection id matches connection

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116828, GHSA-R4JX-783J-33MP
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.3.3, 5.19.12
- Published: 2026-11-04 · Updated: 2026-11-04

CVE-2026-108946 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Apache ActiveMQ and ActiveMQ Broker; fixed in 6.3.3 and 5.19.12.

## Summary

Apache ActiveMQ and ActiveMQ KahaDB brokers fail to check that connection IDs supplied by a client belong to that client, so an authenticated user can impersonate another connection to consume its temporary queue or topic, tear down its live subscription, or permanently delete an unacknowledged message. Exploitation requires the attacker to already have valid credentials, and no attacker-reachable network path is specified in the available data.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.3.3; fixed in 5.19.12
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.3.3; fixed in 5.19.12

## Description

Improper input validation vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB. The ActiveMQ broker resolves connection, session and consumer state from ids that are user provided and in some scenarios does not validate that they ids are bound to that user. This allows an authenticated client to spoof another user's ids. This allows: * an authenticated client consumes from another connection's temporary queue/topic by putting the victim's connection id in its own ConsumerId, bypassing the broker-side ownership check. * a duplicate ConsumerId registration is only logged, after which the attacker's RemoveInfo or disconnect tears down the victim's live subscription * a forged MessageAck for the victim's ConsumerId permanently deletes an in-flight, unacknowledged message. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3, before 5.19.12; Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3, before 5.19.12. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0, 6.3.3, or 5.19.12, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq, org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker, upgrade to a fixed version (6.3.3, 5.19.12) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-108946 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-108946

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108946?

org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (Maven): from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3; before 5.19.12. org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (Maven): from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3; before 5.19.12.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-108946

### How do I fix CVE-2026-108946?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 6.3.3, 5.19.12.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-108946

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/0spj0m846vhw3cjyfmzsy3l8vxh6f5t6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/03/17

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