# CVE-2026-63335: RabbitMQ Java client malformed body frame triggers raw command assembler exception

- Also known as: GHSA-QX7J-JV8M-FPPR
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.31.0
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- rabbitmq rabbitmq-java-client: fixed in 5.31.0
- com.rabbitmq:amqp-client (Maven): fixed in 5.31.0

## Description

The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.31.0, inbound AMQP command assembly in src/main/java/com/rabbitmq/client/impl/CommandAssembler.java processes a content-bearing method and header whose remainingBodyBytes value is smaller than a following AMQP.FRAME_BODY payload. CommandAssembler.consumeBodyFrame subtracts the peer-controlled payload length before validating that it fits, drives remainingBodyBytes negative, and throws a raw UnsupportedOperationException instead of MalformedFrameException. A malicious or compromised broker peer can send this malformed sequence on an open nonzero channel to terminate frame processing and close the client connection, causing denial of service for work using that connection. This issue is fixed in version 5.31.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on rabbitmq rabbitmq-java-client, com.rabbitmq:amqp-client, upgrade to a fixed version (5.31.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-qx7j-jv8m-fppr
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/1959
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/1960
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/31735344d9f9dfc53740b67f06e560e8846b9322
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/abd6d60d4e2bfc1a327dc90ab246b2e8aca1f33b
- https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/releases/tag/v5.31.0

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