CVE-2024-48077 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can crash the NanoMQ broker by exhausting file descriptors through crafted requests, causing service unavailability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2024-48077?

CVE-2024-48077 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NanoMQ v0.22.7 is vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) due to improper resource throttling. A crafted sequence of requests causes the recv-q queue to saturate, leading to the rapid exhaustion of system file descriptors (FDs). This exhaustion triggers a process crash, rendering the broker unable to provide services.

Weakness: CWE-833, CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-48077?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emqx Nanomq.

How do I fix CVE-2024-48077?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-48077 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-48077 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-48077 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4f8h-hq55-xrp6.

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