Out-of-bounds Read in Osrg Gobgp
CVE-2026-49837
GoBGP is an open source Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) implementation in the Go Programming Language. Versions prior to 4.6.0 contain a BGP OPEN capability parsing issue where several concrete capability decoders may parse data from the full remaining capability buffer instead of the slice bounded by the declared capability length, `CapLen`. A malformed BGP OPEN message can cause bytes from a following capability to be interpreted as part of the current capability. The most security-relevant case is the 4-octet AS capability, where a capability with `CapLen == 0` may cause the parser to read bytes from the following capability as the 4-octet AS value. This parsed value may later affect peer AS validation during BGP session establishment. Version 4.6.0 patches the issue.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Osrg Gobgp — versions < 4.6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-49837?
- CVE-2026-49837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Osrg Gobgp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2026-09-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-49837?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.