CVE-2023-46604NVD

Vulnerability Summary

Apache ActiveMQ is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution.The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker with network access to a broker to run arbitrary shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause the broker to instantiate any class on the classpath.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.15.16, 5.16.7, 5.17.6, or 5.18.3, which fixes this issue.

Severity Level

CRITICAL(10.0)

Published Date

Oct 27, 2023

Last Modified

Nov 4, 2025

PoC

Available(Metasploit, Nuclei)

Exploitation Status

ACTIVE

CVE Record Status

Published

EPSS Score (30-Day)

Data Pending

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-502: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗

Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.

CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 10.0

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

org.apache.activemq:activemq-client < 5.15.16
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client >= 5.16.0, < 5.16.7
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client >= 5.17.0, < 5.17.6
org.apache.activemq:activemq-client >= 5.18.0, < 5.18.3
org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy >= 5.8.0, < 5.15.16
org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy >= 5.16.0, < 5.16.7
org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy >= 5.17.0, < 5.17.6
org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy >= 5.18.0, < 5.18.3

Patched Versions

Not provided by Private for this CVE.

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