# CVE-2026-53916: Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Stomp: Unbounded header buffer in STOMP NIO codec

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.19.8, 6.2.7
- Published: 2026-06-30 · Updated: 2026-06-30

## Affected

- org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq: fixed in 5.19.8; from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.2.7
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-all: fixed in 5.19.8; from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.2.7
- org.apache.activemq:activemq-stomp: fixed in 5.19.8; from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.2.7

## Description

Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ Stomp. An unauthenticated client that opens a STOMP NIO connection can send header bytes that never terminate which makes the broker buffer them without limit, exhausting the JVM heap. This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7; Apache ActiveMQ Stomp: before 5.19.8, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.7. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.7 or 5.19.8, 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-all, org.apache.activemq:activemq-stomp, upgrade to a fixed version (5.19.8, 6.2.7) per the references below.
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## References

- https://lists.apache.org/thread/07hjsj88hqgsb7vvg6ttsj56ts9vjs5n

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