CVE-2026-21888 (GCVE-0-2026-21888)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-11 15:22 – Updated: 2026-03-11 15:35
VLAI?
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)
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
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