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01 Record

CVE-2018-12543

In Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5 to 1.5.2 inclusive, if a message is published to Mosquitto that has a topic starting with $, but that is not $SYS, e.g. $test/test, then an assert is triggered that

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: eclipse
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

In Eclipse Mosquitto versions 1.5 to 1.5.2 inclusive, if a message is published to Mosquitto that has a topic starting with $, but that is not $SYS, e.g. $test/test, then an assert is triggered that

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
36.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 98.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-11-15 15:00Z7 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-05 08:38Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2018-06-18
Assigning CNA
eclipse
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-617Reachable AssertionBase
  • CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
1fec3ba273e95557360dfaf0101dd477481018b57ae1d0df3f279a37e0cda910

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
The Eclipse FoundationEclipse Mosquitto1.5 to < unspecified, <= 1.5.2—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Arch Linux

  • mosquitto
    Fixed in 1.5.3-1

Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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