CVE-2026-85438

CVE-2026-85438

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in StringToIvPFunction() where dimension, piece, and degree counts from encoded BHV_IPF payloads are used as allocation sizes and loop bounds without validation. Attackers can supply crafted payloads with mismatched dimension values to write attacker-controlled doubles past the end of the IvPBox weight array, causing memory corruption and potential code execution.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85438?
CVE-2026-85438 is a critical-severity vulnerability, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-85438?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.