Description
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All.

An authenticated attacker can use the admin web console page to construct a malicious broker name that bypasses name validation to include an xbean binding that can be later used by a VM transport to load a remote Spring XML application.
The attacker can then use the DestinationView mbean to send a message to trigger a VM transport creation that will reference this malicious broker name which can lead to loading the malicious Spring XML context file.


Because Spring's ResourceXmlApplicationContext instantiates all singleton beans before the BrokerService validates the configuration, arbitrary code execution occurs on the broker's JVM through bean factory methods such as Runtime.exec().

This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.5 or 5.19.6, which fixes the issue.
Published: 2026-04-24
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Action: Immediate Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mr6m-xj7v-3cv3 Apache ActiveMQ Vulnerable to Code Injection
History

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First Time appeared Apache
Apache activemq
Apache activemq Broker
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq_broker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apache
Apache activemq
Apache activemq Broker

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{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All. An authenticated attacker can use the admin web console page to construct a malicious broker name that bypasses name validation to include an xbean binding that can be later used by a VM transport to load a remote Spring XML application. The attacker can then use the DestinationView mbean to send a message to trigger a VM transport creation that will reference this malicious broker name which can lead to loading the malicious Spring XML context file. Because Spring's ResourceXmlApplicationContext instantiates all singleton beans before the BrokerService validates the configuration, arbitrary code execution occurs on the broker's JVM through bean factory methods such as Runtime.exec(). This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.6, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.5. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.5 or 5.19.6, which fixes the issue.
Title Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All: Authenticated user can perform RCE via DestinationView MBean exposed by Jolokia
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-94
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Subscriptions

Apache Activemq Activemq Broker
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-25T03:55:54.877Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T13:02:49.030Z

Link: CVE-2026-41044

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-24T10:35:44.851Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-24T11:16:22.790

Modified: 2026-04-27T14:49:13.410

Link: CVE-2026-41044

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-04-24T10:16:53Z

Links: CVE-2026-41044 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-28T08:45:26Z

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