CVE-2026-36590 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in EMQ NanoMQ via the nni_qos_db_set function.

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-2026-36590?

CVE-2026-36590 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue in EMQ NanoMQ v.0.24.9 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the nni_qos_db_set function in broker_tcp.c component

Weakness: CWE-772, CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-36590?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Emqx Nanomq.

How do I fix CVE-2026-36590?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-36590 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-2026-36590 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-36590 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2gm5-wc63-c2pc.

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