CVE-2025-56353
In tinyMQTT commit 6226ade15bd4f97be2d196352e64dd10937c1962 (2024-02-18), a memory leak occurs due to the broker's failure to validate or reject malformed UTF-8 strings in topic filters. An attacker can exploit this by sending repeated subscription requests with arbitrarily large or invalid filter payloads. Each request causes memory to be allocated for the malformed topic filter, but the broker does not free the associated memory, leading to unbounded heap growth and potential denial of service under sustained attack.
Published:Jan 20, 2026
Last Modified:Feb 3, 2026
EPS:Jan 20, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00052
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
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Vendor
Justdoit0910
Product
Tinymqtt
Justdoit0910
Tinymqtt
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Attack Vector
Network
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User Interaction
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Integrity
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Availability
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