CVE-2026-30867

CocoaMQTT: Denial of Service via Reachable Assertion in `PUBLISH` Packet Parsing

Published Apr 2, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 5.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
CocoaMQTT is a MQTT 5.0 client library for iOS and macOS written in Swift. Prior to version 2.2.2, a vulnerability exists in the packet parsing logic of CocoaMQTT that allows an attacker (or a compromised/malicious MQTT broker) to remotely crash the host iOS/macOS/tvOS application. If an attacker publishes the 4-byte malformed payload to a shared topic with the RETAIN flag set to true, the MQTT broker will persist the payload. Any time a vulnerable client connects and subscribes to that topic, the broker will automatically push the malformed packet. The app will instantly crash in the background before the user can even interact with it. This effectively "bricks" the mobile application (a persistent DoS) until the retained message is manually wiped from the broker database. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.2.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r3fr-7m74-q7g2 CocoaMQTT: Denial of Service via Reachable Assertion in `PUBLISH` Packet Parsing
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Apple
Apple iphone Os
Apple macos
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:emqx:cocoamqtt:*:*:*:*:*:swift:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Apple
Apple iphone Os
Apple macos
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First Time appeared Emqx
Emqx cocoamqtt
Vendors & Products Emqx
Emqx cocoamqtt
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Description CocoaMQTT is a MQTT 5.0 client library for iOS and macOS written in Swift. Prior to version 2.2.2, a vulnerability exists in the packet parsing logic of CocoaMQTT that allows an attacker (or a compromised/malicious MQTT broker) to remotely crash the host iOS/macOS/tvOS application. If an attacker publishes the 4-byte malformed payload to a shared topic with the RETAIN flag set to true, the MQTT broker will persist the payload. Any time a vulnerable client connects and subscribes to that topic, the broker will automatically push the malformed packet. The app will instantly crash in the background before the user can even interact with it. This effectively "bricks" the mobile application (a persistent DoS) until the retained message is manually wiped from the broker database. This issue has been patched in version 2.2.2.
Title CocoaMQTT: Denial of Service via Reachable Assertion in `PUBLISH` Packet Parsing
Weaknesses CWE-617
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 2, 2026, 4:23 PM
Reserved
Mar 5, 2026, 9:27 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 2, 2026, 2:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM