CVE-2026-95848: moquette · Failing Open
Affects moquetteSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 0.18.1 as a priority.
Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.18.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade moquette and moquette-io/moquette to 0.18.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| moquette-iomoquette | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubmoquette-io/moquettepkg:github/moquette-io/moquetteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade moquette to version 0.18.1 or later where this issue is fixed. Prior to upgrading, verify that authenticator and authorizator classes are correctly configured and loadable to avoid fallback to permissive defaults.
Description
Moquette is a lightweight Java MQTT broker. Prior to 0.18.1, when a configured authenticator or authorizator class cannot be loaded, Server.initializeAuthenticator and Server.initializeAuthorizatorPolicy treat the failure as though no custom class was configured and fall back to AcceptAllAuthenticator or PermitAllAuthorizatorPolicy. A misspelled class name, missing dependency, constructor failure, or classpath problem can therefore start the broker with authentication or authorization disabled even though the operator configured those controls. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.1.
References
- github.com/moquette-io/moquette/security/advisories/GHSA-5f42-97gr-vfhq (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/moquette-io/moquette/pull/967 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/moquette-io/moquette/commit/14a2f4fd280c8f6a791600c306cbccecb7c67007 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/moquette-io/moquette/releases/tag/v0.18.1 (opens in a new tab)