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CVE-2026-59271 Spring CVE debrief
AI-assisted PatchSiren debrief based on the supplied source corpus. The CVE record was published on 2026-08-27T06:17:21.510Z and has not been modified since then. The NVD entry is currently Analyzed. This vulnerability affects RabbitMQ and Spring AMQP, potentially exposing admin credentials in exception messages during the aliveness check. Teams using these technologies should review configurations and update to patched versions. The issue has a CVSS score of 5.3 and is considered Medium severity. Defensive review is recommended to prevent potential unauthorized access to RabbitMQ management interfaces.
- Vendor
- Spring
- Product
- Spring AMQP
- CVSS
- MEDIUM 5.3
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in stored evidence
- Original CVE published
- 2026-08-27
- Original CVE updated
- 2026-09-01
- Advisory published
- 2026-08-27
- Advisory updated
- 2026-09-01
Who should care
Teams using RabbitMQ and Spring AMQP should review their configurations and update to patched versions to prevent potential exposure of admin credentials. This includes operators managing RabbitMQ instances, platform administrators responsible for Spring AMQP deployments, vulnerability management teams assessing the impact of this issue, and security teams verifying the implementation of compensating controls.
Technical summary
The RabbitMQ management aliveness check failure embeds the configured admin password in cleartext in the thrown exception message. This issue affects various versions of Spring AMQP, including 2.4.18 and earlier, 3.2.0 - 3.2.12, 4.0.0 - 4.0.4, and 4.1.0. The exposure of admin credentials in exception messages poses a significant risk, as it could allow unauthorized access to RabbitMQ management interfaces.
Defensive priority
Medium-priority defensive review recommended due to potential exposure of admin credentials in exception messages.
Recommended defensive actions
- Review and update RabbitMQ management aliveness check configurations to prevent exposure of admin credentials.
- Implement compensating controls to monitor and protect sensitive information in exception messages.
- Verify and apply vendor-provided patches or updates for affected Spring AMQP versions.
- Confirm whether affected product deployments exist in managed environments and assign an owner for follow-up.
- Review the supplied official advisory or CVE record to validate affected scope, severity, and vendor guidance.
Evidence notes
Evidence from official CVE and NVD sources indicates potential exposure of admin credentials in RabbitMQ management aliveness check exception messages. Affected versions include Spring AMQP 2.4.18 and earlier, 3.2.0 - 3.2.12, 4.0.0 - 4.0.4, and 4.1.0. The information provided by these sources is limited, and defenders should verify the specific configurations and versions in use to assess their exposure.
Sources and references
Verified primary and authoritative sources
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CVE-2026-59271 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59271
CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
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CVE-2026-59271 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified
URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59271
NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.
Supplemental references
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Source reference
Unverified legacy reference
URL: https://spring.io/security/cve-2026-59271
[email protected] - Vendor Advisory
Methodology and review provenance
AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.