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CVE-2026-82180

CRITICAL
Critical
EPSS 0.22%Patch availableSep 3, 2026

MQTT auth flaw allows forged X.509 in payload to obtain sysop management access.

common questions

Is CVE-2026-82180 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-82180 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-82180?

CVE-2026-82180 is rated Critical. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-82180?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-82180. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-82180 affect?

CVE-2026-82180 affects Eclipse Arrowhead 5.0.0 - 5.2.1 (MQTT API with certificate authentication enabled). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-82180?

Upgrade Arrowhead or disable MQTT certificate auth; restrict who can publish to the MQTT broker.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Eclipse Arrowhead 5.0.0 - 5.2.1 (MQTT API with certificate authentication enabled)
impact

Auth bypass: attacker can supply a self-signed cert in MQTT payload to become isSysOp and gain full management access over MQTT.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Eclipse Foundation Eclipse Arrowhead
  • affected>= 5.0.0 and <= 5.2.1

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
Remediation steps are tailored for users whose stack is affected. Add this technology to your stack to see the fix checklist.
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