MOOS essential-moos through 10.0.1 pAntler Remote Code Execution via Unauthenticated MISSION_FILE
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- 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-494.
Summary
MOOS essential-moos pAntler through 10.0.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary programs by publishing a crafted MISSION_FILE message to the MOOSDB. Attackers can publish a mission file containing malicious Run entries that pAntler parses and executes via execvp() without authentication validation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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-2026-85427
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-642v-v74x-5j9x
- 2026-10-14 CVSS score added · NVD
References
More themoos Essential-moos vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58629 MOOS essential-moos through 10.0.1 pMOOSBridge Unauthenticated UDP Packet Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58631 MOOS essential-moos through 10.0.1 pShare Unauthorized Runtime Route Reconfiguration CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2026-58634 MOOS essential-moos through 10.0.1 pMOOSBridge Heap Corruption via Negative UDP Length CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-58628 MOOS essential-moos through 10.0.1 pShare Unauthenticated UDP Datagram Republishing CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-85427 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85427 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-642v-v74x-5j9x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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