MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 Missing Authentication for MOOSDB Publish, Subscribe and DB_CLEAR
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 lacks authentication in the wire protocol, allowing unauthenticated clients to connect with full publish, subscribe, and database clear privileges. Attackers can bypass the compile-time protocol string check and connect with arbitrary client names to execute privileged operations including DB_CLEAR which resets all variables and clears client mail queues.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85424
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9xvw-926p-pjwf
References
More themoos Core-moos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58653 MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB Out-of-Bounds Read via Short Packet CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-58638 MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB Pre-Authentication Heap Overflow via Negative Packet Length CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-58626 MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB HTTP Server Unauthenticated Variable Write CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-58648 MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB HTTP Server Resource Exhaustion CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58641 MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB Accept Loop Denial of Service CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58640 MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB Denial of Service via Unbounded Packet Allocation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2026-85424 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85424 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9xvw-926p-pjwf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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