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CVE-2021-28166

In Eclipse Mosquitto version 2.0.0 to 2.0.9, if an authenticated client that had connected with MQTT v5 sent a crafted CONNACK message to the broker, a NULL pointer dereference would occur.

  • Published: Apr 7, 2021
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-28166
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
eclipse / mosquitto 2.0.0 2.0.9.x