libwebsockets MQTT Protocol PUBACK Packet Handling Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.
CVE-2026-114550
libwebsockets MQTT Protocol PUBACK Packet Handling Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of libwebsockets. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of PUBACK packets. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-31039.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 8.1 (v3.0)
- Severity
- High
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 3 November 2026
- Last updated
- 3 November 2026
- Affected
- libwebsockets · libwebsockets
- Assigner
- zdi
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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