CVE-2026-22886: OpenMQ exposes a TCP-based management service (imqbrokerd) that by default requires authentication. However, the product ships with a default administrative…

PriorityP268critical9.8CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.40%

32.0th percentile

OpenMQ exposes a TCP-based management service (imqbrokerd) that by default requires authentication. However, the product ships with a default administrative account (admin/ admin) and does not enforce a mandatory password change on first use. After the first successful login, the server continues to accept the default password indefinitely without warning or enforcement. In real-world deployments, this service is often left enabled without changing the default credentials. As a result, a remote attacker with access to the service port could authenticate as an administrator and gain full control of the protocol’s administrative features.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
eclipse_foundation	eclipse_openmq	—	—

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