CVE-2026-67406
Description
RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 4.0.0 until 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, and 4.0.23, Shovel does not format state logged by the crash reporter and can leave unencrypted credentials in a crash dump file. the shovel worker genserver processes does not implement the formatstatus/2 callback. When these processes crash (e.g., due to network partitions, connection failures), the OTP SASL error handler writes the full process state , including plaintext AMQP passwords and URIs , to the error log. This is particularly severe for the shovel worker, which stores deobfuscated plaintext URIs (including amqp://user:password@host format) in its genserver state for the entire process Automatic Credential Exposure: Shovel worker crashes (common during network partitions) automatically write plaintext upstream/downstream passwords to error logs No Special Configuration Needed: Unlike DEBUG logging, SASL error reports are always active Broad. This issue is fixed in versions 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, and 4.0.23.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:rabbitmq_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=4.0.0,<4.0.23
- Range: 4.0.0 <= versions < 4.3.3, 4.2.9, 4.1.14, 4.0.23
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-q44f-9vc5-grh7nvdVendor AdvisoryExploit
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.9nvdRelease Notes
- github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.3.3nvdRelease Notes
News mentions
1- RabbitMQ: 25 Vulnerabilities Disclosed Together, Highlighting Auth, UI, and DoS RisksVypr Intelligence · Sep 25, 2026