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SCA: security update for io.moquette:moquette-broker (GHSA-5f42-97gr-vfhq)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 476211

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Moquette is a lightweight Java MQTT broker. Prior to 0.18.1, when pattern-based ACL rules are configured,
 AuthorizationsCollector.canDoOperation substitutes client ID and username values directly into rules
 containing %c or %u and then treats the result as an MQTT topic filter. A client that uses + or # in
 either identity can broaden the substituted filter and gain cross-tenant read and write access. A #
 identity can also produce an invalid filter that triggers a NullPointerException in Topic.match and
 disrupts session processing. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.1. (CVE-2026-85724)

Solution

Update the io.moquette:moquette-broker library and its related packages to version 0.18.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5f42-97gr-vfhq

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 476211

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/19/2026

Updated: 10/19/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

Percentile: 57.95

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-85724

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.6

Temporal Score: 8.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/23/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-85724