Vulnerability in Bettercap
CVE-2026-8275
A vulnerability was detected in bettercap up to 2.41.5. Affected by this vulnerability is the function ippReadChunkedBody of the file modules/zerogod/zerogod_ipp_primitives.go of the component zerogod IPP Service. Performing a manipulation results in integer coercion error. The attack can be initiated remotely. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named 3731d5576cffae9eefe3721cd46a40933304129f. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Bettercap — versions 2.41.0, 2.41.1, 2.41.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/bettercap/bettercap/ (product)
- github.com/bettercap/bettercap/commit/3731d5576cffae9eefe3721cd46a40933304129f (patch)
- github.com/bettercap/bettercap/issues/1263 (issue-tracking)
- github.com/bettercap/bettercap/pull/1264 (issue-tracking, patch)
- github.com/user-attachments/files/26852847/poc.py (exploit)
- vuldb.com/submit/811145 (third-party-advisory)
- vuldb.com/vuln/362572 (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/vuln/362572/cti (signature, permissions-required)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-8275?
- CVE-2026-8275 is a low-severity vulnerability in Bettercap, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2026-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-8275?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.