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CVE-2020-10062: Packet length decoding error in MQTT

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-193

Description

An off-by-one error in the Zephyr project MQTT packet length decoder can result in memory corruption and possible remote code execution. NCC-ZEP-031 This issue affects: zephyrproject-rtos zephyr version 2.2.0 and later versions.

Affected products

• zephyrproject zephyr: through 2.2.0

References

• https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/security/vulnerabilities.html#cve-2020-10062
• https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/23821/commits/11b7a37d9a0b438270421b224221d91929843de4
• https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/05/26/research-report-zephyr-and-mcuboot-security-assessment
• https://zephyrprojectsec.atlassian.net/browse/ZEPSEC-84
• https://docs.zephyrproject.org/latest/security/vulnerabilities.html#cve-2020-10062
• https://github.com/zephyrproject-rtos/zephyr/pull/23821/commits/11b7a37d9a0b438270421b224221d91929843de4
• https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/05/26/research-report-zephyr-and-mcuboot-security-assessment
• https://zephyrprojectsec.atlassian.net/browse/ZEPSEC-84

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