CVE-2026-115417 - Memory allocation with excessive size value in the MQTT 3.1.1 compatibility adapter in aws-c-mqtt
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CVE-2026-115417 is a memory allocation flaw in the MQTT 3.1.1 compatibility adapter of aws-c-mqtt, affecting AWS Common Runtime and IoT SDK components.
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Bulletin ID: 2026-147-AWS Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 10/22/2026 13:30 PM PDT Description: aws-c-mqtt is a C99 implementation of the MQTT 3.1.1 and MQTT5 specifications, distributed as part of the AWS Common Runtime (CRT) and bundled in the AWS IoT Device SDK for C++ v2. We identified CVE-2026-115417, a memory allocation with excessive size value (CWE-789) in the library's MQTT 3.1.1 compatibility adapter. Under certain conditions, a remote actor cou