# CVE-2026-61633: NanoMQ: Infinite Loop in UNSUBSCRIBE Decoder Leading to Remote DoS

- Severity: CVSS 2.0 (Low), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.24.14
- Published: 2026-09-18 · Updated: 2026-09-18

## Affected

- nanomq: fixed in 0.24.14

## Description

NanoMQ is an MQTT broker. Prior to 0.24.14, the NanoMQ client function nni_mqtt_msg_decode_unsubscribe() in nng/src/supplemental/mqtt/mqtt_codec.c does not handle a failed read_uint16() while counting topics in a malformed UNSUBSCRIBE packet. A zero-length topic followed by trailing data can leave buf.curpos unchanged while topic_count continues to increase, allowing a malicious MQTT broker to hang a connecting MQTT 3.1.1 client, consume CPU and memory, and repeatedly deny service when automatic reconnection is enabled. The broker-side nmq_unsubinfo_decode path is not affected. This issue is fixed in version 0.24.14.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/security/advisories/GHSA-m7mp-rr3v-hmhr
- https://github.com/nanomq/NanoNNG/pull/1518
- https://github.com/nanomq/NanoNNG/commit/fa8d859bb39841e46cfc6cce280d242bd782ad3d
- https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq/releases/tag/0.24.14

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