
CVE catalog
CVE-2018-12546
mosquitto: CVE-2018-12546
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.80% · Oct 25, 2026
In Eclipse Mosquitto version 1.0 to 1.5.5 (inclusive) when a client publishes a retained message to a topic, then has its access to that topic revoked, the retained message will still be published to clients that subscribe to that topic in the future. In some applications this may result in clients being able cause effects that would otherwise not be allowed.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mosquitto | sid | 2.1.2-3 | fixed |
| Debian | mosquitto | forky | 2.1.2-3 | fixed |
| Debian | mosquitto | trixie | 2.0.21-1 | fixed |
| Debian | mosquitto | bookworm | 2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2 | fixed |
| Debian | mosquitto | bookworm-security | 2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.10 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.11 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.12 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.13 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.14 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.15 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.16 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.17 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.18 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.19 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.20 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.21 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.22 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.23 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.24 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.7 | 1.4.15-r1 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.8 | 1.4.15-r5 | fixed |
| Alpine | mosquitto | 3.9 | 1.5.6-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.7-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.5 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 18.04 | 1.4.12-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 18.04 | 1.4.14-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 18.04 | 1.4.14-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 18.04 | 1.4.14-2build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 18.04 | 1.4.15-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 18.04 | 1.4.15-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | 18.04 | 1.4.15-2ubuntu0.18.04.1 | fixed |
| Suse | mosquitto | package hub 15 | 1.4.15-bp150.3.3.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | mosquitto | source | sid | 1.5.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [921976] |
| Debian | mosquitto | source | forky | 1.5.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [921976] |
| Debian | mosquitto | source | trixie | 1.5.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [921976] |
| Debian | mosquitto | source | bookworm | 1.5.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [921976] |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.10 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.11 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.12 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.13 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.14 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.15 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.16 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.17 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.18 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.19 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.20 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.21 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.22 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.23 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.24 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.7 | 1.4.15-r1 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.8 | 1.4.15-r5 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Alpine | mosquitto | apk | 3.9 | 1.5.6-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | deb | 16.04 | 1.4.8-1ubuntu0.16.04.5 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | mosquitto | deb | 18.04 | 1.4.15-2ubuntu0.18.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12546 | Not reported |
| Suse | mosquitto | rpm | package hub 15 | 1.4.15-bp150.3.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:0237-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libmosquitto1]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (6)
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
- [libmosquitto-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (6)
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
- [libmosquittopp1]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (6)
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
- [libmosquittopp-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (6)
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
- [mosquitto]Fixed
Details (6)
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
- [mosquitto-clients]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (6)
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· amd64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· arm64 · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· amd64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· arm64 · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
- [mosquitto-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (6)
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u2· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.21-1~bpo12+1· all · bookworm-backportsFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
2.0.11-1.2+deb12u1· all · bookworm-securityFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · bookworm; dsa · mosquitto · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libmosquitto1]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (2)
2.0.21-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
2.0.21-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
- [libmosquitto-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (2)
2.0.21-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
2.0.21-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
- [libmosquittopp1]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (2)
2.0.21-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
2.0.21-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
- [libmosquittopp-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (2)
2.0.21-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
2.0.21-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
- [mosquitto]Fixed
Details (2)
2.0.21-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
2.0.21-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
- [mosquitto-clients]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (2)
2.0.21-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
2.0.21-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
- [mosquitto-dev]Fixed
Source package: [mosquitto]
Details (2)
2.0.21-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
2.0.21-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.5.6-1dsa · mosquitto · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2019_0233-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-12546]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12546]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-4388-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12546]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:0237-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12546]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]