AWS aws-c-mqtt up to 0.16.1 MQTT 3.1.1 Compatibility Adapter denial of service
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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in AWS aws-c-mqtt up to 0.16.1 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component MQTT 3.1.1 Compatibility Adapter. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-115417. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability was found in AWS aws-c-mqtt up to 0.16.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component MQTT 3.1.1 Compatibility Adapter. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Memory allocation with excessive size value in the MQTT 3.1.1 compatibility adapter in AWS aws-c-mqtt before 0.16.2 might allow a remote actor to cause a denial of service of the client application. To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to aws-c-mqtt 0.16.2 or later, or to an AWS Common Runtime or AWS IoT Device SDK release that bundles it.
It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-115417 since 10/22/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
Upgrading to version 0.16.2 eliminates this vulnerability.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: aws-c-mqtt 0.16.2
Timeline
10/22/2026 Advisory disclosed10/22/2026 CVE reserved
10/22/2026 VulDB entry created
10/22/2026 VulDB entry last update
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-115417 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-115417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-425463
Entry
Created: 10/22/2026 23:03Changes: 10/22/2026 23:03 (76)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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