MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 Remote Process Termination via Hard-Coded Multicast Passphrase
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 contains a remote process termination vulnerability in the SuicidalSleeper component that uses a hard-coded passphrase for multicast command authorization. Any multicast-reachable peer can enumerate MOOS processes and send termination commands to trigger process shutdown by exploiting the default multicast group and port with the known passphrase.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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-2026-85451
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wgxw-v27j-4ppq
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-2026-58622 MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 Missing Authentication for MOOSDB Publish, Subscribe and DB_CLEAR 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-85451 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85451 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wgxw-v27j-4ppq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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