CVE-2026-85441

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Oct 14, 2026

Description

MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 fails to validate that serialized string lengths are non-negative in CMOOSMsg::operator>>. Unauthenticated attackers can send a crafted message with a negative length value to the MOOSDB port, causing an unhandled exception that terminates the database process.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-195

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
themoos	core-moos	<= 10.4.0

References

https://github.com/themoos/core-moosProduct
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/Comms/MOOSMsg.cpp#L453Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/04c92981091fdaa2ff85e2ba7eff94f6288bdbafVendor Advisory
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/74Issue Tracking, Patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-moosdb-denial-of-service-via-negative-serialized-string-lengthThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 3, 2026
Last modified: Oct 14, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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