# CVE-2024-36856: RMQTT Broker 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to improper session resource management.

- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-06-12 · Updated: 2026-04-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

RMQTT Broker 0.4.0 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to improper session resource management. An attacker can exhaust system memory and crash the daemon by establishing and maintaining a vast number of long-lived malicious publish/subscribe sessions.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/rmqtt/rmqtt/releases/tag/0.4.0
- https://gist.github.com/pengwGit/d8410afeb0d5d11ab79f596a32178c2e

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