CVE-2026-95848

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.

  • Published Sep 23, 2026
  • CVSS 9.3 critical
  • 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • Public exploit code is available
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2026-95848 at the National Vulnerability Database