CVE-2021-26117
HIGHEPSS 95th pctlDescription
The optional ActiveMQ LDAP login module can be configured to use anonymous access to the LDAP server. In this case, for Apache ActiveMQ Artemis prior to version 2.16.0 and Apache ActiveMQ prior to versions 5.16.1 and 5.15.14, the anonymous context is used to verify a valid users password in error, resulting in no check on the password.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r110cacfa754471361234965ffe851a046e302ff2693b055f49f47b02%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r22cdc0fb45e223ac92bc2ceff7af92f1193dfc614c8b248534456229%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r3341d96d8f956e878fb7b463b08d57ca1d58fec9c970aee929b58e0d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r519bfafd67091d0b91243efcb1c49b1eea27321355ba5594f679277d%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5899ece90bcae5805ad6142fdb05c58595cff19cb2e98cc58a91f55b%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r70389648227317bdadcdecbd9f238571a6047469d156bd72bb0ca2f7%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r946488fb942fd35c6a6e0359f52504a558ed438574a8f14d36d7dcd7%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/ra255ddfc8b613b80e9fa22ff3e106168b245f38a22316bfb54d21159%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/raea451de09baed76950d6a60cc4bb1b74476c505e03205a3c68c9808%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd05b1c9d61dbd220664d559aa0e2b55e5830f006a09e82057f3f7863%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd75600cee29cb248d548edcf6338fe296466d63a69e2ed0afc439ec7%40%3Cissues.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re1b98da90a5f2e1c2e2d50e31c12e2578d61fe01c0737f9d0bd8de99%40%3Cannounce.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rec93794f8aeddf8a5f1a643d264b4e66b933f06fd72a38f31448f0ac%40%3Cgitbox.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rffa5cd05d01c4c9853b17f3004d80ea6eb8856c422a8545c5f79b1a6%40%3Ccommits.activemq.apache.org%3E
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00005.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00013.html
- https://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/activemq-users/202101.mbox/%3cCAH+vQmMeUEiKN4wYX9nLBbqmFZFPXqajNvBKmzb2V8QZANcSTA%40mail.gmail.com%3e
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210304-0008/
- https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-15.