Moquette is a lightweight Java MQTT broker. Prior to 0.18.1, when pattern-based ACL rules are configured, AuthorizationsCollector.canDoOperation substitutes client ID and username values directly into rules containing %c or %u and then treats the result as an MQTT topic filter. A client that uses + or # in either identity can broaden the substituted filter and gain cross-tenant read and write access. A # identity can also produce an invalid filter that triggers a NullPointerException in Topic.match and disrupts session processing. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.1.
History

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First Time appeared Moquette
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:moquette:moquette:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Moquette
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Moquette-io
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Description Moquette is a lightweight Java MQTT broker. Prior to 0.18.1, when pattern-based ACL rules are configured, AuthorizationsCollector.canDoOperation substitutes client ID and username values directly into rules containing %c or %u and then treats the result as an MQTT topic filter. A client that uses + or # in either identity can broaden the substituted filter and gain cross-tenant read and write access. A # identity can also produce an invalid filter that triggers a NullPointerException in Topic.match and disrupts session processing. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.1.
Title Moquette pattern ACL wildcard injection allows cross-tenant authorization bypass
Weaknesses CWE-155
CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-09-23T16:29:36.296Z

Updated: 2026-09-24T14:19:04.429Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T14:45:10.648Z

Link: CVE-2026-85724

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T14:18:33.378Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-23T17:17:17.623

Modified: 2026-09-25T13:34:57.140

Link: CVE-2026-85724

cve-icon Redhat

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