Apache ActiveMQ
YES - ON THE CISA KEV LIST
CVE-2023-46604
Apache ActiveMQ Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
overdue since 2023-11-23
Apache: 41 entries (2.3% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 3 added in 2026.
BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.
Your BOD 26-04 window (SSVC tier helper)
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Description
Apache ActiveMQ contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that may allow a remote attacker with network access to a broker to run shell commands by manipulating serialized class types in the OpenWire protocol to cause the broker to instantiate any class on the classpath.
Required action (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://activemq.apache.org/security-advisories.data/CVE-2023-46604-announcement.txt; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46604
References
Other KEV entries for this vendor: Apache
- CVE-2016-3081 - Struts (2026-10-08)
- CVE-2026-34486 - Tomcat (2026-08-04)
- CVE-2026-34197 - ActiveMQ (2026-04-16)
- CVE-2024-38475 - HTTP Server (2025-05-01)
- CVE-2025-24813 - Tomcat (2025-04-01)
- CVE-2024-45195 - OFBiz (2025-02-04)
- CVE-2024-27348 - HugeGraph-Server (2024-09-18)
- CVE-2024-38856 - OFBiz (2024-08-27)
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