CVE-2023-33657
HighCVSS 7.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk57th percentile - higher than 57% of all known CVEs
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in NanoMQ version 0.17.2. It can be triggered by calling the function nni_mqtt_msg_get_publish_property() in the file mqtt_msg.c, leading to improper data tracing.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service attack, potentially leading to service unavailability.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update NanoMQ to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for potential attacks.
Other vulnerabilities in NanoMQ 0.17.2
See all- CVE-2025-59947Critical
NanoMQ before version 0.24.4 has a buffer overflow vulnerability when PUBLISH packets trigger both shared and vanilla subscriptions. This is fixed in version 0.24.4.
- CVE-2026-47276Medium
In nanomq versions 0.24.11 and earlier, a NULL pointer dereference in `properties_parse()` allows an authenticated attacker to crash the NanoMQ broker by sending a POST request to `/api/v4/mqtt/publish` with `user_properties` as a JSON array instead of a JSON object. The crash occurs because `strlen()` is called on a NULL `item->string` pointer when iterating over array elements.
- CVE-2026-47275Low
In nanomq versions 0.24.11 and earlier, a NULL pointer dereference in nni_mqttv5_msg_decode_connect allows a malicious MQTT broker to crash any connecting NanoMQ MQTTv5 client (including bridge mode) with a single packet, causing remote denial of service via SIGSEGV. The issue occurs because the code uses variable 'prop' instead of 'will_prop' when iterating over CONNECT properties.
- CVE-2026-35217Medium
NanoMQ contains a protocol-semantics flaw in its MQTT v5 SUBSCRIBE handling. If a subscription entry is missing the final 1-byte Subscription Options field, the broker may accept the malformed packet and install the subscription. Under specific conditions, the same parser flaw also causes a 1-byte out-of-bounds read detected by ASAN as a heap-buffer-overflow.
- CVE-2026-36590High
A vulnerability in NanoMQ version 0.24.9 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the nni_qos_db_set function in the broker_tcp.c component.
- CVE-2026-45151Low
In NanoMQ MQTT Broker version 0.24.8 and earlier, quic_stream_recv can dereference a null substream pointer when a substream is in reopen state. The code finishes the AIO with error but does not return before locking c->mtx, potentially leading to crashes or other issues.
- CVE-2026-44640Medium
NanoMQ MQTT Broker before version 0.24.14 has a type confusion vulnerability during dialer close. This leads to incorrect object interpretation and may cause hang or crash.
- CVE-2026-32134Medium
NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in NanoMQ MQTT Broker versions 0.24.10 and below during high-concurrency reconnect traffic. Causes broker crash (DoS) without authentication. Fixed in version 0.24.11.
- CVE-2026-34608Medium
NanoMQ before version 0.24.10 has an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the hook_work_cb() function in webhook_inproc.c. The cJSON_Parse function reads data from a buffer without a guaranteed null terminator, potentially accessing memory beyond the allocated buffer.
- CVE-2023-34494High
NanoMQ version 0.16.5 is vulnerable to heap-use-after-free in the nano_ctx_send function of nmq_mqtt.c.
Original NVD description (English source)
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in NanoMQ 0.17.2. The vulnerability can be triggered by calling the function nni_mqtt_msg_get_publish_property() in the file mqtt_msg.c. This vulnerability is caused by improper data tracing, and an attacker could exploit it to cause a denial of service attack.