{"id":"BIT-activemq-2020-11998","details":"A regression has been introduced in the commit preventing JMX re-bind. By passing an empty environment map to RMIConnectorServer, instead of the map that contains the authentication credentials, it leaves ActiveMQ open to the following attack: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/management/agent.html \"A remote client could create a javax.management.loading.MLet MBean and use it to create new MBeans from arbitrary URLs, at least if there is no security manager. In other words, a rogue remote client could make your Java application execute arbitrary code.\" Mitigation: Upgrade to Apache ActiveMQ 5.15.13","aliases":["CVE-2020-11998","GHSA-wqfh-9m4g-7x6x"],"modified":"2026-09-08T08:45:11.324996360Z","published":"2025-12-03T14:35:10.504Z","database_specific":{"severity":"Critical","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:apache:activemq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2020-11998-announcement.txt"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rb2fd3bf2dce042e0ab3f3c94c4767c96bb2e7e6737624d63162df36d%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11998"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"activemq","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/activemq"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"5.15.12"},{"last_affected":"5.15.12"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/activemq/BIT-activemq-2020-11998.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}