6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-35217
NanoMQ Incorrectly Accepts a Malformed SUBSCRIBE and Can Be Driven into an ASAN-Detectable Out-of-Bounds Read
Description

NanoMQ contains a protocol-semantics flaw in its MQTT v5 `SUBSCRIBE` handling: if a subscription entry is missing the final 1-byte `Subscription Options` field, the broker may still accept the malformed packet and install the subscription into internal broker state. Under a specific packet-length construction, the same parser flaw also causes a 1-byte out-of-bounds read that crosses the real heap allocation boundary and is detected by ASAN as a `heap-buffer-overflow`. If the consumed byte happens to look acceptable, NanoMQ may continue and append the malformed subscription entry into its internal `subinfol` state. In that case, a `SUBSCRIBE` packet that should be rejected by MQTT rules is instead treated as a successful subscription. Whether ASAN reports the bug does not depend on MQTT's logical `remain` boundary; it depends on whether the read crosses the real heap allocation boundary of the underlying message buffer. In other words, these are not two unrelated issues. They are two manifestations of the same parsing defect: by default, it appears as a semantic vulnerability, and under suitable input conditions, it also becomes a verifiable out-of-bounds read vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

July 20, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 20, 2026, 7:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Emqx nanomq
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Fix a parsing defect in MQTT v5 SUBSCRIBE handling to prevent malformed packet acceptance and buffer overflows.
  • Update NanoMQ to the latest version.
  • Apply relevant patches for MQTT v5 handling.
  • Validate subscription packet structures rigorously.
  • Ensure proper boundary checks in parser logic.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/security/advisories/GHSA-w4xh-p384-w556
https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/security/advisories/GHSA-w4xh-p384-w556
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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jul. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/security/advisories/GHSA-w4xh-p384-w556
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-35217', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-07-20T17:53:37.727096Z'}
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'nanomq', 'product': 'nanomq', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '<= 0.24.14'}]}]
    Added Description NanoMQ contains a protocol-semantics flaw in its MQTT v5 `SUBSCRIBE` handling: if a subscription entry is missing the final 1-byte `Subscription Options` field, the broker may still accept the malformed packet and install the subscription into internal broker state. Under a specific packet-length construction, the same parser flaw also causes a 1-byte out-of-bounds read that crosses the real heap allocation boundary and is detected by ASAN as a `heap-buffer-overflow`. If the consumed byte happens to look acceptable, NanoMQ may continue and append the malformed subscription entry into its internal `subinfol` state. In that case, a `SUBSCRIBE` packet that should be rejected by MQTT rules is instead treated as a successful subscription. Whether ASAN reports the bug does not depend on MQTT's logical `remain` boundary; it depends on whether the read crosses the real heap allocation boundary of the underlying message buffer. In other words, these are not two unrelated issues. They are two manifestations of the same parsing defect: by default, it appears as a semantic vulnerability, and under suitable input conditions, it also becomes a verifiable out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added Reference https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/security/advisories/GHSA-w4xh-p384-w556
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