RabbitMQ: Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-44838: `escape_regex_char/1` does not escape `-`, leaving room for an MQTT topic permission bypass
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, 4.0.23
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.3.3 and 4.2.9 and 4.1.14 and 4.0.23, Incomplete fix for CVE-2026-44838: escaperegexchar/1 does not escape -, leaving room for an MQTT topic permission bypass. the CVE-2026-44838 fix made expandtopicpermission/2 escape regex metacharacters in expanded topic-permission variables (escaperegex(V)), but escaperegexchar/1 escapes \ ^ $ . | ? + ( ) [ ] { } and omits -. When a topic permission template places {clientid} inside a [...] character class A low-privileged authenticated MQTT user controlling its clientid can broaden topic authorization (read and write) when templates embed {clientid} in a [...] This issue is fixed in versions 4.3.3 and 4.2.9 and 4.1.14 and 4.0.23.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- rabbitmq rabbitmq-server
From 4.3.2 · fixed in 4.3.3; From 4.2.0 · fixed in 4.2.9; From 4.1.0 · fixed in 4.1.14; From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.0.23
- rabbitmqBitnami
From 4.0.0 · fixed in 4.0.23; From 4.1.0 · fixed in 4.1.14; From 4.2.0 · fixed in 4.2.9; From 4.3.2 · fixed in 4.3.3