# CVE-2024-42655: An access control issue in NanoMQ v0.21.10 allows attackers to bypass security restrictions and access sensitive system topic messages using

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-07-29 · Updated: 2025-07-29

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An access control issue in NanoMQ v0.21.10 allows attackers to bypass security restrictions and access sensitive system topic messages using MQTT wildcard characters.

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## References

- https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq
- https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/issues/1782#issuecomment-2171025812
- https://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/blob/master/MQTT/NanoMQ/CVE-2024-42655.md

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