{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "4.2.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "4.2.6"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "REFERENCES"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "95c501fbad76c66156346cf364d158d6e30aa4d9"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "e5b890a64b42ec1f79a8e9d735512150cf77479c"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "8a56c37f099a7bf609a555de3f0ff8ed23964d20"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-j9m2-hw6x-rqr9"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-862"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/66xxx/CVE-2026-66078.json",
    "unresolved_ranges": [
      {
        "extracted_events": [
          {
            "introduced": "3.13.0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "3.13.15"
          },
          {
            "introduced": "4.0.0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "4.0.20"
          },
          {
            "introduced": "4.1.0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "4.1.11"
          }
        ],
        "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
      }
    ]
  },
  "details": "RabbitMQ is a messaging and streaming broker. From 3.13.0 until 3.13.15 and 4.0.20 and 4.1.11 and 4.2.6, protected tag bypass via bulk-delete. dELETE /api/users/:name refuses to delete users tagged protected (rabbitmgmtwmuser:deleteresource/2 checks isprotecteduser). POST /api/users/bulk-delete iterates the supplied username list and calls rabbitauthbackendinternal:deleteuser/2 directly , that function has no protected-tag check , so the guard is silently An administrator can delete protected-tagged service accounts via the bulk endpoint, bypassing a safeguard the test suite confirms is rabbitmqmanagement enabled Attacker has the administrator tag A protected-tagged user. This issue is fixed in versions 3.13.15 and 4.0.20 and 4.1.11 and 4.2.6.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-66078",
  "modified": "2026-09-27T03:30:43.015781370Z",
  "published": "2026-09-25T16:09:46.197Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/releases/tag/v4.2.6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/66xxx/CVE-2026-66078.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-j9m2-hw6x-rqr9"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-66078"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/commit/e5b890a64b42ec1f79a8e9d735512150cf77479c"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "RabbitMQ: protected tag bypass via bulk-delete"
}