CVE-2025-27391

Credential disclosure via unredacted debug logging

Published Apr 9, 2025 · Updated Apr 9, 2025

Sensitive-data exposure in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 1.5.1 through 2.39.0 allows local users to read broker secrets from debug logs. ConfigurationImpl serializes every broker property value at DEBUG level without redacting password-bearing fields. Exploitation requires DEBUG logging and access to broker logs, exposing configured credentials without altering broker data or availability.

CVSS severity6.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.43%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Sensitive-data exposure in Apache ActiveMQ Artemis 1.5.1 through 2.39.0 allows local users to read broker secrets from debug logs. ConfigurationImpl serializes every broker property value at DEBUG level without redacting password-bearing fields. Exploitation requires DEBUG logging and access to broker logs, exposing configured credentials without altering broker data or availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-27391
Published
Apr 9, 2025
Updated
Apr 9, 2025
Vendor
The Apache Software Foundation
Product
Apache Artemis
Classifications
CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=1.5.1 <2.40.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The Apache Software Foundation · Apache Artemisversion=1.5.1 <2.40.0

Published CVSS scores

6.8GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
6.5GitLab Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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