CVE-2026-63337
published 2026-08-18CVE-2026-63337: The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.33.0…
PriorityP345high7.5CVSS 4.0
AVNACLATPPRLUIPVCHVIHVAHSCLSILSALEXCRXIRXARXMAVXMACXMATXMPRXMUIXMVCXMVIXMVAXMSCXMSIXMSAXSXAUXRXVXREXUX
EPSS
0.56%
45.6th percentile
The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.33.0, com.rabbitmq.tools.jsonrpc.ProcedureDescription receives a javaReturnType value in an untrusted system.describe response and passes it through JSONUtil.tryFill, setJavaReturnType, and computeReturnTypeAsJavaClass to Class.forName(javaReturnType) with initialization enabled. An attacker able to answer the JsonRpcClient request through a shared broker or network interception can select a class already present in the victim JVM and trigger its static initializer, while JsonRpcClient.java later passes getReturnType output to mapper.parse and may also create type confusion. Successful exploitation can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the client process. This issue is fixed in version 5.33.0.
Affected
1 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-java-client | < 5.33.0 | 5.33.0 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv4.07.5HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
com.rabbitmq/amqp-client: RabbitMQ Java client: Arbitrary class loading via unvalidated input in JSON-RPC.
vendor_redhat·2026-08-18·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2026-63337 [HIGH] CWE-502 com.rabbitmq/amqp-client: RabbitMQ Java client: Arbitrary class loading via unvalidated input in JSON-RPC.
com.rabbitmq/amqp-client: RabbitMQ Java client: Arbitrary class loading via unvalidated input in JSON-RPC.
The RabbitMQ Java client library allows Java and JVM-based applications to connect to and interact with RabbitMQ nodes. Prior to 5.33.0, com.rabbitmq.tools.jsonrpc.ProcedureDescription receives a javaReturnType value in an untrusted system.describe response and passes it through JSONUtil.tryFill, setJavaReturnType, and computeReturnTypeAsJavaClass to Class.forName(javaReturnType) with initialization enabled. An attacker able to answer the JsonRpcClient request through a shared broker or network interception can select a class already present in the victim JVM and trigger its static initializer, while JsonRpcClient.java later passes getReturnType output to mapper.parse and may also cr
GHSA
RabbitMQ Java client: Unvalidated Class.forName in JSON-RPC ProcedureDescription enables arbitrary class loading
ghsa·2026-08-18
CVE-2026-63337 [HIGH] CWE-470 RabbitMQ Java client: Unvalidated Class.forName in JSON-RPC ProcedureDescription enables arbitrary class loading
RabbitMQ Java client: Unvalidated Class.forName in JSON-RPC ProcedureDescription enables arbitrary class loading
The JSON-RPC tools in `com.rabbitmq.tools.jsonrpc` perform `Class.forName(javaReturnType)` with `initialize=true` on class names received from untrusted AMQP messages, without any validation or allowlist.
**Vulnerable code** (`ProcedureDescription.java:101-127`):
When a `JsonRpcClient` connects, it calls `system.describe` and receives a service description from the AMQP queue. The response JSON includes `javaReturnType` fields that are reflectively set via `JSONUtil.tryFill()`, triggering `setJavaReturnType()` → `computeReturnTypeAsJavaClass()` → `Class.forName(javaReturnType)`.
**Attack scenario:**
1. Victim uses `JsonRpcClient` to connect to a JSON-RPC service via RabbitMQ
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/0032f75f9dc3df847f94b2b85a16119250bf63cbhttps://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/commit/9f8e7efd0c648f235dc0e96232ae7efa75ea4fa8https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2000https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/pull/2002https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/releases/tag/v5.33.0https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-6g32-pxv4-2wfjhttps://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-java-client/security/advisories/GHSA-6g32-pxv4-2wfj
2026-08-18
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