Moquette is a lightweight Java MQTT broker. Prior to 0.18.1, when a configured authenticator or authorizator class cannot be loaded, Server.initializeAuthenticator and Server.initializeAuthorizatorPolicy treat the failure as though no custom class was configured and fall back to AcceptAllAuthenticator or PermitAllAuthorizatorPolicy. A misspelled class name, missing dependency, constructor failure, or classpath problem can therefore start the broker with authentication or authorization disabled even though the operator configured those controls. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.1.
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Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Moquette-io
Moquette-io moquette
Vendors & Products Moquette-io
Moquette-io moquette

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Description Moquette is a lightweight Java MQTT broker. Prior to 0.18.1, when a configured authenticator or authorizator class cannot be loaded, Server.initializeAuthenticator and Server.initializeAuthorizatorPolicy treat the failure as though no custom class was configured and fall back to AcceptAllAuthenticator or PermitAllAuthorizatorPolicy. A misspelled class name, missing dependency, constructor failure, or classpath problem can therefore start the broker with authentication or authorization disabled even though the operator configured those controls. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.1.
Title Moquette fails open when configured authentication or authorization classes cannot load
Weaknesses CWE-636
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-23T17:58:59.375Z

Reserved: 2026-09-22T16:39:45.794Z

Link: CVE-2026-95848

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T17:58:55.245Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-09-23T17:17:21.947

Modified: 2026-09-23T19:19:53.790

Link: CVE-2026-95848

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T18:15:07Z

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