CVE-2026-54412LiamBindle 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…
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.2 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125, CWE-191
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
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References
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/191.html
- https://github.com/LiamBindle/MQTT-C
- https://github.com/LiamBindle/MQTT-C/blob/v1.1.6/src/mqtt.c#L1334
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