FlashMQ: Client can trigger uncaught exception on FlashMQ 1.26.1 and older
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
FlashMQ is a MQTT broker/server, designed for multi-CPU environments. Prior to version 1.26.2, authorized clients have the ability to exceed the permitted over-commit of their write buffer and triggering an internal safe-guard exception. This exception was in a path that was not catchable, and therefore causes a server abort. This issue has been patched in version 1.26.2.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA FlashMQ (halfgaar) Fixed in 1.26.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46411
References
More halfgaar vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-30530 FlashMQ: Division by zero crash when using non-default deferred retained message setting CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
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