CVE-2025-10543
Medium · 5.3Eclipse Paho Go MQTT may incorrectly encode strings if length exceeds 65535 bytes
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
0.2%
Published
Dec 2, 2025
CISA due date
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The record
In Eclipse Paho Go MQTT v3.1 library (paho.mqtt.golang) versions <=1.5.0 UTF-8 encoded strings, passed into the library, may be incorrectly encoded if their length exceeds 65535 bytes. This may lead to unexpected content in packets sent to the server (for example, part of an MQTT topic may leak into the message body in a PUBLISH packet). The issue arises because the length of the data passed in was converted from an int64/int32 (depending upon CPU) to an int16 without checks for overflows. The int16 length was then written, followed by the data (e.g. topic). This meant that when the data (e.g. topic) was over 65535 bytes then the amount of data written exceeds what the length field indicates. This could lead to a corrupt packet, or mean that the excess data leaks into another field (e.g. topic leaks into message body).
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/eclipse/paho.mqtt.golang | 0 | 1.5.1 |
| Chainguard | agentbeat | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | agentbeat-fips | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r7 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-7-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 7.17.29-r6 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-fips-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r8 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | auditbeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | beats-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r6 |
| Chainguard | beats-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | beats-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | beats-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | beats-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | beats-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r8 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | beats-fips-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | bento | 0 | 1.13.1-r0 |
| Chainguard | bento-compat | 0 | 1.13.1-r0 |
| Chainguard | dapr-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-daprd-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-daprd-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-daprd-fips-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-daprd-fips-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-fips-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-injector-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-injector-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-injector-fips-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-injector-fips-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-operator-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-operator-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-operator-fips-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-operator-fips-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-placement-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-placement-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-placement-fips-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-placement-fips-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-scheduler-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-scheduler-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-scheduler-fips-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-scheduler-fips-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-sentry-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-sentry-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-sentry-fips-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | dapr-sentry-fips-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r4 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r1 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-fips-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.8-r1 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-fips-9.0 | 0 | 9.0.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | elastic-agent-fips-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r1 |
| Chainguard | falcosidekick | 0 | 2.32.0-r3 |
| Chainguard | falcosidekick-fips | 0 | 2.32.0-r4 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-7-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 7.17.29-r6 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r3 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-9.0 | 0 | 9.0.8-r3 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | filebeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r6 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-7-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 7.17.29-r6 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r8 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-7-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 7.17.29-r8 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-8.19-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.19.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | heartbeat-fips-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | influxd-2.7 | 0 | 2.7.12-r9 |
| Chainguard | influxd-2.7-bitnami-compat | 0 | 2.7.12-r9 |
| Chainguard | influxd-2.7-iamguarded-compat | 0 | 2.7.12-r9 |
| Chainguard | influxd-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 2.7.12-r9 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r6 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-7-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 7.17.29-r6 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.17 | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.17-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.17.10-r5 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.18 | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-8.18-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 8.18.8-r5 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r0 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.1-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-9.2-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-fips-7 | 0 | 7.17.29-r8 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-fips-8.19 | 0 | 8.19.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-fips-9.1 | 0 | 9.1.8-r2 |
| Chainguard | metricbeat-fips-9.2 | 0 | 9.2.2-r2 |
| Chainguard | minio | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Chainguard | minio-bitnami-2024-compat | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Chainguard | minio-bitnami-2025-compat | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Chainguard | minio-fips | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r3 |
| Chainguard | minio-iamguarded-2025-compat | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Chainguard | telegraf-1.33 | 0 | 1.33.3-r21 |
| Chainguard | telegraf-1.34 | 0 | 1.34.4-r10 |
| Chainguard | telegraf-1.35 | 0 | 1.35.4-r6 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-6.0 | 0 | 6.0.43-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-6.0-compat | 0 | 6.0.43-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-7.0 | 0 | 7.0.22-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-7.0-compat | 0 | 7.0.22-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-7.2 | 0 | 7.2.15-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-7.2-compat | 0 | 7.2.15-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-7.4 | 0 | 7.4.6-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-7.4-compat | 0 | 7.4.6-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-6.0 | 0 | 6.0.43-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-6.0-compat | 0 | 6.0.43-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-7.0 | 0 | 7.0.22-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-7.0-compat | 0 | 7.0.22-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-7.2 | 0 | 7.2.15-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-7.2-compat | 0 | 7.2.15-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-7.4 | 0 | 7.4.6-r2 |
| Chainguard | zabbix-agent2-fips-7.4-compat | 0 | 7.4.6-r2 |
| Wolfi | bento | 0 | 1.13.1-r0 |
| Wolfi | bento-compat | 0 | 1.13.1-r0 |
| Wolfi | dapr-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-daprd-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-daprd-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-injector-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-injector-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-operator-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-operator-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-placement-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-placement-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-scheduler-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-scheduler-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-sentry-1.15 | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | dapr-sentry-1.15-oci-compat | 0 | 1.15.13-r3 |
| Wolfi | falcosidekick | 0 | 2.32.0-r3 |
| Wolfi | influxd-2.7 | 0 | 2.7.12-r9 |
| Wolfi | influxd-2.7-bitnami-compat | 0 | 2.7.12-r9 |
| Wolfi | influxd-oci-entrypoint | 0 | 2.7.12-r9 |
| Wolfi | minio | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Wolfi | minio-bitnami-2024-compat | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Wolfi | minio-bitnami-2025-compat | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Wolfi | minio-iamguarded-2025-compat | 0 | 0.20251015.172955-r2 |
| Wolfi | telegraf-1.33 | 0 | 1.33.3-r21 |
| Wolfi | telegraf-1.34 | 0 | 1.34.4-r10 |
| Wolfi | telegraf-1.35 | 0 | 1.35.4-r6 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 0 | 0.0.20251230T014957-150000.1.134.1 |
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