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CVE-2026-75880

Apache Artemis, Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: Message selector wildcard handling could lead to denial of service

Published: Sep 10, 2026Updated: Sep 18, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-1333
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 64.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An authenticated client could attach a consumer with a selector containing crafted wildcard usage that results in excessive evaluation during message delivery attempts, occupying a shared broker thread and leading to denial of service. This issue affects Apache Artemis: from 2.50.0 through 2.56.0; Apache ActiveMQ Artemis: from 1.0.0 through 2.44.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.57.0, which fixes this issue.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-1333

Affected Products

Apache Software Foundation
oss-project·USaka apache foundation
Apache ArtemisLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
Apache ActiveMQ ArtemisDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue
apache
oss-project·USaka apache http server, apache httpd
artemisOn-premDatabase
Databases / cache-message-queue

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://lists.apache.org/thread/db34g9qoxd8p08086cr95683fkb8wm5r
lists.apache.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/10/7
openwall.com

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