CVE-2019-11777

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2019 at 05:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPaho Java Client

Using Eclipse Paho by The Eclipse Foundation?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect Eclipse Paho - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

In the Eclipse Paho Java client library version 1.2.0, when connecting to an MQTT server using TLS and setting a host name verifier, the result of that verification is not checked. This could allow one MQTT server to impersonate another and provide the client library with incorrect information.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=549934

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-346

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card