CVE-2026-101003

Cesanta Mongoose MQTT Broker main.c fn stack-based overflow

Published Sep 28, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.21. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fn of the file tutorials/mqtt/mqtt-server/main.c of the component MQTT Broker. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.22 addresses this issue. This patch is called a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.21. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fn of the file tutorials/mqtt/mqtt-server/main.c of the component MQTT Broker. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.22 addresses this issue. This patch is called a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Title Cesanta Mongoose MQTT Broker main.c fn stack-based overflow
First Time appeared Cesanta
Cesanta mongoose
Weaknesses CWE-119
CWE-121
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cesanta:mongoose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cesanta
Cesanta mongoose
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Oct 1, 2026, 2:06 PM
Reserved
Sep 27, 2026, 10:29 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 28, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Oct 1, 2026, 3:17 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 28, 2026, 5:30 AM