Apache ActiveMQ Classic Vulnerability Exposed for 13 Years, Poses Security Risks
A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been discovered in Apache ActiveMQ Classic, a widely used open-source messaging and integration patterns server, which has been present for 13 years. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-34197, allows attackers to invoke management operations through the Jolokia API, potentially retrieving remote configuration files and executing OS commands. This security defect can be exploited by chaining it with an older flaw, CVE-2022-41678, which allows attackers to write webshells to disk. The issue has been addressed in ActiveMQ Classic versions 5.19.4 and 6.2.3, and users are advised to update their deployments promptly.