Buffer overflow in Liftoff-Sr Cipster
CVE-2026-76988
A weakness has been identified in liftoff-sr CIPster 1802525be27d33e19a9a83c163e331a1d13b1892. This affects the function CipConnMgrClass::forward_open of the file cipconnectionmanager.cc of the component ForwardOpen Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument product_code_ can lead to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called ea870a274bf68dfaa3f511f20e2fff6778fb7b74. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Liftoff-Sr Cipster — versions 1802525be27d33e19a9a83c163e331a1d13b1892
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/liftoff-sr/CIPster/ (product)
- github.com/liftoff-sr/CIPster/commit/ea870a274bf68dfaa3f511f20e2fff6778fb7b74 (patch)
- github.com/liftoff-sr/CIPster/issues/45 (issue-tracking, exploit)
- vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76988 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/submit/880102 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/vuln/393611 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/393611/cti (signature, permissions-required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-76988?
- CVE-2026-76988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Liftoff-Sr Cipster, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-20.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76988?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.