CVE-2026-126495
What it is
MQTTX desktop through 1.13.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject script by publishing malicious MQTT topic names or payloads rendered unescaped in tooltips. Attackers controlling a broker or publishing to subscribed topics can execute script in the Electron renderer, which has nodeIntegration enabled, when victims hover Topic Tree or JSON tree nodes.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: not scored yet.
- Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Weakness
- CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 5.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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References
- https://github.com/emqx/MQTTX
- https://github.com/emqx/MQTTX/blob/v1.13.3/src/background.ts#L276-L283
- https://github.com/emqx/MQTTX/blob/v1.13.3/src/widgets/JSONViewer.vue#L175-L184
- https://github.com/emqx/MQTTX/blob/v1.13.3/src/widgets/TreeView.vue#L195-L226
- https://github.com/emqx/MQTTX/issues/2180
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mqttx-through-1.13.3-stored-xss-via-topic-tree-and-json-tree-tooltips