Cesanta Mongoose MQTT Broker main.c fn stack-based overflow
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in Cesanta Mongoose up to 7.21. Affected by this vulnerability is the function fn of the file tutorials/mqtt/mqtt-server/main.c of the component MQTT Broker. Executing a manipulation can lead to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 7.22 addresses this issue. This patch is called a9df523f76f43a38bd53b4232b9cfd4c16869e71. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesanta | Mongoose | 7.0; 7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7; 7.8; 7.9; 7.10; 7.11; 7.12; 7.13; 7.14; 7.15; 7.16; 7.17; 7.18; 7.19; 7.20; 7.21 | 7.22 | Patch available | CNA |
- Mongoose VendorCesanta Affected 7.0; 7.1; 7.2; 7.3; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6; 7.7; 7.8; 7.9; 7.10; 7.11; 7.12; 7.13; 7.14; 7.15; 7.16; 7.17; 7.18; 7.19; 7.20; 7.21 Fixed in 7.22 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Mongoose (Cesanta) Fixed in 7.22
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-101003
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g7gm-388f-77vf
References
More Cesanta vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-23198 Cesanta mjs v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a function pointer hijacking vulnerability… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-51393 Mongoose: Content-Length + Transfer-Encoding coexistence enables request smuggling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2018-15418 Mongoose Web Server 6.9 Denial of Service via Socket Connection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-51389 Mongoose: TLS Hostname Verification Bypass via Overly Permissive Wildcard Matching CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-02723 Cesanta Mongoose MQTT Message Parsing Heap Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-15865 Buffer overflow in mg_resolve_from_hosts_file in Mongoose 6.18, when reading from a crafted hosts file. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-101003 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-101003 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g7gm-388f-77vf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-101003 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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