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CVE-2016-10523

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.46% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-05-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-10523
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.46%

Original NVD Description

MQTT before 3.4.6 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 allows specifically crafted MQTT packets to crash the application, making a DoS attack feasible with very little bandwidth.

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