Log4j2 AmqpAppender disables TLS hostname verification by default (Spring Spring AMQP)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.27 % · percentile 19 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- vmware
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Any application shipping logs to RabbitMQ over TLS via the Log4j2 appender, relying on the documented default, is exposed to man-in-the-middle interception of every log event. Spring AMQP 4.1.0 Spring AMQP 4.0.0 - 4.0.4 Spring AMQP 3.2.0 - 3.2.12 Spring AMQP 2.4.18 and earlier
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-297 — Improper Validation of Certificate with Host Mismatch
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | vmware |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · security@vmware.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-67093
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-59272
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 2.4.19cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 3.2.0 < 3.2.13cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.0.4.1cpe:2.3:a:vmware:spring_advanced_message_queuing_protocol:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 4.1.0 < 4.1.0.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Spring · Spring AMQP | affected 4.1.0 ; affected 4.0.0 ≤ 4.0.4 ; affected 3.2.0 ≤ 3.2.12 ; affected 0 ≤ 2.4.18 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |