CVE-2026-22886 is a critical vulnerability affecting Elipse OpenMQ, where its TCP-based management service (imqbrokerd) ships with a default 'admin/admin' account that does not enforce a mandatory password change. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to easily gain full administrative control over the protocol's features. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability presents a high risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code, though it has received some community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:openmq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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