Moquette fails open when configured authentication or authorization classes cannot load (CVE-2026-95848) | HOL Guard CVE

Critical · CVSS 9.3CVE-2026-95848

Moquette fails open when configured authentication or authorization classes cannot load

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-95848 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in Moquette fails open when configured authentication or authorization classes cannot load. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps moquette-io/moquette (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 23, 2026Updated Sep 23, 2026Source checked Sep 23, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 23, 2026Material review Sep 23, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Critical · CVSS 9.3
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 9.3. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps moquette-io/moquette (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
moquette-io/moquettegeneric	<0.18.1	0.18.1

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for moquette-io/moquette.
Review the reported fix. Update moquette-io/moquette to 0.18.1 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 23, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source 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.

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