CVE-2026-21888 (GCVE-0-2026-21888)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 15:22 – Updated: 2026-03-11 15:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
MQTT v5 Variable Byte Integer parsing out-of-bounds: get_var_integer()
Summary
NanoMQ MQTT Broker (NanoMQ) is an all-around Edge Messaging Platform. MQTT v5 Variable Byte Integer parsing out-of-bounds: get_var_integer() accepts 5-byte varints without bounds checks; reliably triggers OOB read / crash when built with ASan. This affects 0.24.6 and earlier.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-03-11 15:35 UTC
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/issues/2192 | x_refsource_MISC |
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