CVE-2026-106122

RabbitMQ: Malformed UTF-8 in shortstr properties permanently disables RPC consumers

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 6, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC
Updated: October 9, 2026 at 06:21 PM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsRabbitmq Java ClientRabbitmq Java Clientamqp-client

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.36.0, ValueReader.readShortstr decodes malformed UTF-8 bytes into replacement characters that can re-encode beyond the AMQP shortstr limit enforced by ValueWriter.writeShortstr. An attacker who can submit an RPC message with a malformed echoed property can cause reply publication in RpcServer.mainloop() or tutorial-style consumers to throw an unchecked exception before acknowledgement. The broker requeues the message, allowing the same message to disable replacement consumers until the queue is purged. This issue is fixed in version 5.36.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-172CWE-248

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