CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-54412

HighCVSS 8.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.41%

34th percentile - higher than 34% of all known CVEs

Summary

MQTT-C through version 1.1.6 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read and integer underflow in the mqtt_unpack_publish_response function in src/mqtt.c. A remote unauthenticated attacker controlling an MQTT broker or able to inject MQTT traffic into an unencrypted session can crash a subscribed MQTT-C client and potentially disclose adjacent heap memory by sending a single crafted PUBLISH packet.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can cause a crash of the MQTT-C client, leading to service disruption, and potentially disclose sensitive data from memory.

Recommendation

Update the MQTT-C library to a patched version or use encryption (TLS) for MQTT connections to prevent packet injection.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

LiamBindle MQTT-C through version 1.1.6 contains a heap-based out-of-bounds read and integer underflow in the mqtt_unpack_publish_response function in src/mqtt.c that allows a remote unauthenticated attacker controlling an MQTT broker - or able to inject MQTT traffic into an unencrypted session - to crash a subscribed MQTT-C client and potentially disclose adjacent heap memory by sending a single crafted PUBLISH packet.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS