CVE-2026-85456

CVE-2026-85456

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output directory and append to arbitrary files on Windows systems.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85456?
CVE-2026-85456 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-85456?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.