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CVE-2026-5124: osrg GoBGP BGP Header bgp.go BGPHeader.DecodeFromBytes access control

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-03-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-266

Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in osrg GoBGP up to 4.3.0. Affected is the function BGPHeader.DecodeFromBytes of the file pkg/packet/bgp/bgp.go of the component BGP Header Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The attack is considered to have high complexity. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The identifier of the patch is f0f24a2a901cbf159260698211ab15c583ced131. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Affected products

• osrg GoBGP: before 4.4.0 — fixed in 4.4.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: osrg GoBGP 4.4.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/
• https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/commit/f0f24a2a901cbf159260698211ab15c583ced131
• https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/pull/3340
• https://vuldb.com/submit/780189
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/354156
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/354156/cti

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