High, CVSS 7.4RubyGemsPublished
MQTT does not validate hostnames
CVE-2025-12790 · GHSA-9c5q-w6gr-fxcq
- Affected
- RubyGems mqtt < 0.7.0
- Fixed in
- 0.7.0· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- A flaw was found in Rubygem MQTT. By default, the package used to not have hostname validation, resulting in possible Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attack.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.7.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.