CVE-2026-32134: NanoMQ NULL pointer dereference in tcptran_pipe_peer

CVE-2026-32134 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.9 · Published 2026-05-19

NanoMQ is a messaging platform used to connect and manage data from smart devices. A vulnerability in how it handles high volumes of reconnecting devices can cause the service to crash. This allows a remote attacker to disrupt operations and cause a denial-of-service without needing any login credentials.

Technologies: EMQ NanoMQ. Vendors: EMQ.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-32134 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-32134 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-32134?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.9, published 19 May 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
EMQ NanoMQ <= 0.24.10.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-32134?
A patch was published on 2026-03-12: Version 0.24.11 released to address the issue. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-32134 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-32134?
Check whether you run EMQ NanoMQ at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A NULL pointer dereference exists in NanoMQ versions 0.24.10 and below within the tcptran_pipe_peer() function. The vulnerability is triggered during MQTT session resumption for clients with clean_start=0 when the broker is under high-concurrency reconnect pressure. Specifically, a race condition allows the session metadata pointer (cpipe->subinfol) to be freed and set to NULL before the transport callback attempts to iterate through it. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this by sending a specific reconnect-collision payload, leading to a process crash. This issue has been resolved in version 0.24.11.

Affected products

  • NanoMQ NanoMQ <= 0.24.10

Timeline

  • 2026-03-12: patched: Version 0.24.11 released to address the issue.
  • 2026-05-19: disclosed: Public advisory and CVE published.

References

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