# CVE-2026-108949: Apache ActiveMQ, ActiveMQ Broker: Repeated rejected temporary destination consumer requests can lead to broker OOM

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116825, GHSA-5J2C-Q47C-C6W5
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.3.3, 5.19.12
- Published: 2026-11-04 · Updated: 2026-11-04

CVE-2026-108949 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects Apache ActiveMQ and ActiveMQ Broker; fixed in 6.3.3 and 5.19.12.

## Summary

Apache ActiveMQ and ActiveMQ Broker can be crashed through a denial-of-service flaw: an authenticated OpenWire client that repeatedly sends consumer requests for temporary destinations owned by other connections causes the broker to leak heap memory until it runs out of memory. The leak happens because rejected subscriptions are never cleaned up.

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

## Affected

- org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (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

Denial of Service via OOM vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, ActiveMQ Broker. An authenticated OpenWire client that sends a ConsumerInfo for a temporary queue/topic owned by another connection is rejected with InvalidDestinationException, but the rejected Subscription is left behind in the region's subscriptions map. Repeating the request leaks broker heap until OOM because the broker does not clean up the rejected subscriptions in the map. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3, before 5.19.12; ActiveMQ Broker: 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:activemq-broker, upgrade to a fixed version (6.3.3, 5.19.12) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-108949 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-2026-108949

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-108949?

org.apache.activemq:activemq-broker (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-2026-108949

### How do I fix CVE-2026-108949?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 6.3.3, 5.19.12.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-108949

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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/2l1jbc8j88w1n9bd44vm9bjtj9t3o80n
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/03/18

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