🛡️ CVE-2023-46604 on Maven (Root.io) — activemq-client

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-46604 as tracked by Maven (Root.io), for the package activemq-client. The fix is available in version 5.18.3-root.io.12; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity high, availability high. (rating taken from the base CVE record.)

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Changed — a successful attack reaches components beyond the vulnerable one.
• Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2023-46604 is classified as CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data. Serialised data from an untrusted source is reconstructed into objects, which can trigger code during the process.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2023-46604 is recorded against 4 packages.

• io.root.org.apache.activemq:activemq-client (fixed in 5.18.3-root.io.12)
• io.root.org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy (fixed in 5.18.3-root.io.12)
• org.apache.activemq:activemq-client (fixed in 5.18.3-aikido.12)
• org.apache.activemq:activemq-openwire-legacy (fixed in 5.18.3-aikido.12)

Timeline and source

Published on 20 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Other advisories for this package

io.root.org.apache.activemq:activemq-client has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-39304 (8.0 High, published 13 Aug 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2026-33227 (5.0 Medium, published 21 Jul 2026)
• ROOT-APP-MAVEN-CVE-2025-27533 (8.0 High, published 21 Jul 2026)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data) in other software:

• CVE-2026-59940 (9.8 Critical, published 18 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-47058 (8.0 High, published 17 Aug 2026)

CVE-2023-46604 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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