CVE-2026-67231
Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. Prior to versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0, The trust-store plugin installs a verify_fun that overrides {bad_cert, unknown_ca} / {bad_cert, selfsigned_peer} when the presented cert "matches" a whitelisted one. The match key is extract_issuer_id/1 → public_key:pkix_issuer_id/2 → {IssuerName, SerialNumber} , both fields are taken verbatim from the presented certificate body and contain no public-key, SKI, fingerprint or signature material. is_whitelisted/1 is a pure ets:member lookup; the stored full DER is used only for list/0 display and is never compared against the presented cert. cacerts is [], so the whitelisted cert is never used as a trust anchor for path validation either. TLS client-authentication bypass: an attacker who knows the issuer DN + serial of any whitelisted certificate can connect with a forged self-signed cert. Preconditions include rabbitmq_trust_store plugin enabled and used as the TLS verify_fun Attacker knows or can guess the {Issuer, Serial} of at least one whitelisted cert (non-secret; exposed via CLI/logs/any cert copy). This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15, 4.0.20, 4.1.11, 4.2.6, and 4.3.0.
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Affected products
4- 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, <4.3.0
- Range: <3.13.15, <4.0.20, <4.1.11, <4.2.6, <4.3.0
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References
3- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-cw8c-4m83-9c6wnvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.6nvdRelease Notes
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.0nvdRelease Notes
News mentions
1- RabbitMQ Server: 22 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Ranging from Critical to Low SeverityVypr Intelligence · Sep 23, 2026