Out-of-bounds Read in Mit Moos-Ivp
CVE-2026-85444
MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a buffer over-read vulnerability in isQuoted(), isBraced(), and isChevroned() functions that strip whitespace but index using the original string length. Attackers can send NODE_REPORT messages with leading or trailing whitespace to read past buffer bounds and access adjacent memory.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.5% 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: 0.008 · change: +0.004
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp (Product, product)
- github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/… (technical-description, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/commit/faff8adfa1a69d68614461f679ebbc1d741c51aa (Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/pull/128 (issue-tracking, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-ivp-through-24.8.1-out-of-bounds-read-in-isbr… (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-85444?
- CVE-2026-85444 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mit Moos-Ivp, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2026-85444?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.