CVE-2026-13491
78 xiaozhi-esp32 MQTT Goodbye mqtt_protocol.cc GetInstance denial of service
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Description
A vulnerability was detected in 78 xiaozhi-esp32 up to 2.2.6. This vulnerability affects the function Application::GetInstance of the file main/protocols/mqtt_protocol.cc of the component MQTT Goodbye Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument session_id results in denial of service. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named e182471f8c5a22434346bd98da34d3b66c8c8b3e. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: a proof of concept is public.
- https://github.com/78/xiaozhi-esp32/issues/2022 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
Timeline
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Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Low3.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Low2.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 4.0 | Low2.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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 |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.62% · top 50% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.3.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected 2.2.0
- affected 2.2.1
- affected 2.2.2
- affected 2.2.3
- affected 2.2.4
- affected 2.2.5
- affected 2.2.6
References (8)
- VDB-374488 | 78 xiaozhi-esp32 MQTT Goodbye mqtt_protocol.cc GetInstance denial of service (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-374488 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-13491 | CVE Analysis and Report (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- Submit #838439 | 78 xiaozhi-esp32 2aeecd4e014780ac15cfa4866906cca16267010d Denial of Service (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/78/xiaozhi-esp32/issues/2022 (opens in a new tab)exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/78/xiaozhi-esp32/pull/2023 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/78/xiaozhi-esp32/commit/e182471f8c5a22434346bd98da34d3b66c8c8b3e (opens in a new tab)patch
- https://github.com/78/xiaozhi-esp32/ (opens in a new tab)product
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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