Vulnerability in Mit Moos-Ivp

CVE-2026-85445

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the Demuxer::addMuxPacket() function that trusts the packet count declared in mux headers without validation. Attackers can declare arbitrarily large packet counts to trigger unbounded memory allocation, exhausting system resources and causing service unavailability.

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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 (55.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-85445: held from 0.004 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.004

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85445?
CVE-2026-85445 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mit Moos-Ivp, classified under CWE-789. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-85445?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.