Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 23, 2026· Updated Oct 19, 2026
CVE-2026-66072
CVE-2026-66072
Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.1, get_chunk_selector/1 calls binary_to_atom on the raw client-supplied <<"chunk_selector">> property from post-auth subscribe and resolve_offset_spec frames, with no whitelist and no existing guard. An authenticated stream client with read access to any stream can crash the broker node. Preconditions include rabbitmq_stream plugin enabled Authenticated stream-protocol user with read access to at least one stream. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.1.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=3.13.0,<3.13.15
- Range: <3.13.15, <4.0.20, <4.1.11, <4.2.6, <4.3.1
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References
3- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-48hm-chgv-398rnvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.6nvdRelease Notes
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.1nvdRelease Notes
News mentions
1- RabbitMQ Server: 22 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Ranging from Critical to Low SeverityVypr Intelligence · Sep 23, 2026