CVE-2026-95848 (GCVE-0-2026-95848)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-23 16:29 – Updated: 2026-09-23 17:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Moquette fails open when configured authentication or authorization classes cannot load
Summary
Moquette is a lightweight Java MQTT broker. Prior to 0.18.1, when a configured authenticator or authorizator class cannot be loaded, Server.initializeAuthenticator and Server.initializeAuthorizatorPolicy treat the failure as though no custom class was configured and fall back to AcceptAllAuthenticator or PermitAllAuthorizatorPolicy. A misspelled class name, missing dependency, constructor failure, or classpath problem can therefore start the broker with authentication or authorization disabled even though the operator configured those controls. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.1.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-23 17:58 UTC
CWE
- CWE-636 - Not Failing Securely ('Failing Open')
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/moquette-io/moquette/security/… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/moquette-io/moquette/pull/967 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/moquette-io/moquette/commit/14… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/moquette-io/moquette/releases/… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| moquette-io | moquette |
Affected:
< 0.18.1
|
guessed |
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