TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core Windows Platform Installation vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
The Windows Installation component of TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Community Edition and TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition contains a vulnerability that theoretically allows a low privileged attacker with local access on some versions of the Windows operating system to insert malicious software. The affected component can be abused to execute the malicious software inserted by the attacker with the elevated privileges of the component. This vulnerability results from a lack of access restrictions on certain files and/or folders in the installation. Affected releases are TIBCO Software Inc.'s TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Community Edition: versions 1.3.0 and below and TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition: versions 1.3.0 and below.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIBCO | TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Community Edition | up to 1.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| TIBCO | TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition | up to 1.3.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Community Edition VendorTIBCO Affected up to 1.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- TIBCO Messaging - Eclipse Mosquitto Distribution - Core - Enterprise Edition VendorTIBCO Affected up to 1.3.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tibco:messaging_-_eclipse_mosquitto_distribution_-_core:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* | up to 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | TIBCO |
| cpe:2.3:a:tibco:messaging_-_eclipse_mosquitto_distribution_-_core:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | up to 1.3.0 | Vulnerable | TIBCO |
| cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Microsoft |
- cpe:2.3:a:tibco:messaging_-_eclipse_mosquitto_distribution_-_core:*:*:*:*:community:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·TIBCO
- cpe:2.3:a:tibco:messaging_-_eclipse_mosquitto_distribution_-_core:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions up to 1.3.0 Vulnerable ·TIBCO
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28825
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-96j4-9h2v-xcrq
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-28825 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28825 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-96j4-9h2v-xcrq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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