Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in RabbitMQ - #VU134803
Published: June 18, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU134803
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-770
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
RabbitMQ
RabbitMQ
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass configured request body size limits and consume additional resources.
The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling in rabbitmq_management HTTP API request body handling when processing oversized valid JSON request bodies. A remote user can send a specially crafted oversized JSON request to bypass configured request body size limits and consume additional resources.
Only management API code paths using with_decode or direct_request are affected.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.