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SCA: security update for org.apache.activemq:activemq-all, org.apache.activemq:activemq-mqtt, org.apache.activemq:apache-activemq (GHSA-xvqc-pp94-fmpx)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440169

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ
 MQTT. The fix for "CVE-2025-66168: MQTT control packet remaining length field is not properly validated"
 was only applied to 5.19.2 (and future 5.19.x) releases but was missed for all 6.0.0+ versions. This issue
 affects Apache ActiveMQ: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache ActiveMQ All: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4; Apache
 ActiveMQ MQTT: from 6.0.0 before 6.2.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.2.4 or a 5.19.x
 version starting with 5.19.2 or later (currently latest is 5.19.5), which fixes the issue.
 (CVE-2026-40046)

Solution

Update the org.apache.activemq:activemq-all library and its related packages to version 6.2.4 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xvqc-pp94-fmpx

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440169

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/10/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.28

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-40046

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-40046

cwe: CWE-190