CVE-2026-85451

7.1 HIGH 0.4% exploit odds Fix listed Auth & access

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-09-03 23:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-14 23:32 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-09-03 23:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-14 23:32 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-798 · Hard-coded credentials
Record status: Analyzed

Affected

Themoos core-moos < 10.4.0

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 7.1

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record