In Mosquitto through 1.4.12, mosquitto.db (aka the persistence file) is world readable…
Priority LOW 25CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
In Mosquitto through 1.4.12, mosquitto.db (aka the persistence file) is world readable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive MQTT topic information.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00361 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.4.12 | Vulnerable | Eclipse Foundation |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:eclipse:mosquitto:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.4.12 Vulnerable ·Eclipse Foundation
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9868
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m438-p9g2-x57w
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-9868 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9868 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m438-p9g2-x57w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-9868 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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