CVE-2026-44091 (GCVE-0-2026-44091)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-30 06:47 – Updated: 2026-07-30 06:47
VLAI
Title
Creation of a new configuration by posting a malicious ID to MQTT
Summary
An unauthenticated remote attacker can post a malicious ID to the MQTT Broker results in the creation of a new configuration entry in the system configuration. This may lead to integrity and availability loss.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-501 - Trust Boundary Violation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Credits
ZDI
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