Findings

CVE-2026-21888

NanoMQ MQTT Broker (NanoMQ) is an all-around Edge Messaging Platform.

Published Mar 11, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · emqx nanomq

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.

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  1. Mar 11, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe emqx/nanomqversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21888

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-21888

    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.

    nvd.nist.gov

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