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CVE-2021-26117

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-26117 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting Apache ActiveMQ Artemis versions prior to 2.16.0 and Apache ActiveMQ versions prior to 5.16.1 and 5.15.14, as well as products from Debian, NetApp, and Oracle. When the optional LDAP login module is configured for anonymous access, the system incorrectly uses the anonymous context to validate user passwords, effectively bypassing password checks. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on integrity (I:H), allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain unauthorized access. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.15.0, < 5.15.14CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.16.0, < 5.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 2.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:artemis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
11.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1124 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.activemq:activemq-parentFixed in: 5.16.1
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.activemq:activemq-parentFixed in: 5.15.14
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.activemq:apache-artemisFixed in: 2.16.0
oraclepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat AMQ
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Fuse/AMQ 6.3.18Fixed in: broker
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-9mgm-gcq8-86wqhigh

Improper Authentication in Apache ActiveMQ and Apache Artemis

Jun 16, 2021
redhatCVE-2021-26117Important

activemq: LDAP authentication bypass with anonymous bind

Sep 7, 2020

References

lists.apache.org / thread.html/r110cacfa754471361234965ffe851a046e302ff2693b055f49f47b02%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r22cdc0fb45e223ac92bc2ceff7af92f1193dfc614c8b248534456229%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r3341d96d8f956e878fb7b463b08d57ca1d58fec9c970aee929b58e0d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r519bfafd67091d0b91243efcb1c49b1eea27321355ba5594f679277d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r5899ece90bcae5805ad6142fdb05c58595cff19cb2e98cc58a91f55b%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r70389648227317bdadcdecbd9f238571a6047469d156bd72bb0ca2f7%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/ra255ddfc8b613b80e9fa22ff3e106168b245f38a22316bfb54d21159%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/raea451de09baed76950d6a60cc4bb1b74476c505e03205a3c68c9808%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rd05b1c9d61dbd220664d559aa0e2b55e5830f006a09e82057f3f7863%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rd75600cee29cb248d548edcf6338fe296466d63a69e2ed0afc439ec7%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/re1b98da90a5f2e1c2e2d50e31c12e2578d61fe01c0737f9d0bd8de99%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rec93794f8aeddf8a5f1a643d264b4e66b933f06fd72a38f31448f0ac%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.apache.org / thread.html/rffa5cd05d01c4c9853b17f3004d80ea6eb8856c422a8545c5f79b1a6%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00005.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00013.html
mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/activemq-users/202101.mbox/%3cCAH+vQmMeUEiKN4wYX9nLBbqmFZFPXqajNvBKmzb2V8QZANcSTA%40mail.gmail.com%3e
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20210304-0008
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
Not ApplicableThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / /security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
PatchThird Party Advisory