09 May, 2026

Actively exploited Apache ActiveMQ flaw impacts 6,400 servers

Nonprofit security organization Shadowserver found that over 6,400 Apache ActiveMQ servers exposed online are vulnerable to ongoing attacks exploiting a high-severity code injection vulnerability. Apache ActiveMQ is the most popular open-source multi-protocol message broker for asynchronous communication between Java applications. Tracked as CVE-2026-34197, the vulnerability was discovered by Horizon3 researcher Naveen Sunkavally using the Claude AI assistant after remaining […]

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CISA flags Apache ActiveMQ flaw as actively exploited in attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned on Thursday that a high-severity Apache ActiveMQ vulnerability patched earlier this month is now actively exploited in attacks. Apache ActiveMQ is the most popular open-source Java-based message broker for asynchronous communication between applications. Tracked as CVE-2026-34197, the security flaw has gone undetected for 13 years and was discovered by Horizon3 […]

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13-year-old bug in ActiveMQ lets hackers remotely execute commands

Security researchers discovered a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Classic that has gone undetected for 13 years and could be exploited to execute arbitrary commands. The flaw was uncovered using the Claude AI assistant, which identified an exploit path by analyzing how independently developed components interact. Tracked as CVE-2026-34197, the security issue received […]

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