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CVE-2026-111821

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Description

Improper input validation vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB. A user can create a durable subscription with a clientId and subscription name that have a combined length > 65,535 (while separately being shorter) on a broker using KahaDB which can cause the broker to shutdown and be unrecoverable.  This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3, before 5.19.12; Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3, before 5.19.12. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0, 6.3.3 or 5.19.12, which fixes the issue.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-04 10:17:25.363000
Last modified
2026-11-04 10:17:25.363000
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{
  "id": "CVE-2026-111821",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-04T10:17:25.363",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-04T10:17:25.363",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Improper input validation vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB.\n\n\n\nA user can create a durable subscription with a clientId and subscription name that have a combined length > 65,535 (while separately being shorter) on a broker using KahaDB which can cause the broker to shutdown and be unrecoverable. \n\n\n\nThis issue affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3, before 5.19.12; Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB: from 6.0.0 before 6.3.3, before 5.19.12.\n\n\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.0, 6.3.3 or 5.19.12, which fixes the issue."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "product": "Apache ActiveMQ",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
          "packageName": "org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq",
          "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/apache-activemq",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "6.0.0",
              "lessThan": "6.3.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "0",
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            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "Apache Software Foundation",
          "product": "Apache ActiveMQ KahaDB",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "collectionURL": "https://repo.maven.apache.org/maven2",
          "packageName": "org.apache.activemq:activemq-kahadb-store",
          "packageURL": "pkg:maven/org.apache.activemq/activemq-kahadb-store",
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  "metrics": {},
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Primary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-20"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/p8gxq66lmztkrls74wkz3xh9chqd0pwl",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/03/19",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ]
}