Flashmq · Flashmq · CVE-2026-42209
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
FlashMQ versions prior to 1.26.1
**Description**
A remote client with retained publish permission can cause a denial of service by crashing the broker. This occurs when both `set retained message defer timeout` and `set retained message defer timeout spread` are configured to non-default values. If anonymous retained publishing is enabled, no authentication is required to trigger the crash; otherwise, the attacker must possess the necessary publish permissions.
**Recommendations**
Update to version 1.26.1.