Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in ActiveMQ - CVE-2026-53916
Published: July 1, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU136623
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53916
CWE-ID: CWE-789
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Apache Foundation
Affected software:
ActiveMQ
ActiveMQ
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to memory allocation with excessive size value in the STOMP NIO codec when handling header bytes on a STOMP NIO connection. A remote attacker can send header bytes that never terminate to cause a denial of service.
The issue can exhaust the JVM heap.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53916
Install security update from vendor's website.