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CVE-2026-85444: MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 Out-of-Bounds Read in isBraced, isQuoted and isChevroned

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-03 · updated 2026-10-14
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a buffer over-read vulnerability in isQuoted(), isBraced(), and isChevroned() functions that strip whitespace but index using the original string length. Attackers can send NODE_REPORT messages with leading or trailing whitespace to read past buffer bounds and access adjacent memory.

Affected products

• moos-ivp: before 24.8.1 — fixed in 24.8.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: moos-ivp 24.8.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp
• https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/src/lib_mbutil/MBUtils.cpp#L1710
• https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/commit/faff8adfa1a69d68614461f679ebbc1d741c51aa
• https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/pull/128
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-ivp-through-24.8.1-out-of-bounds-read-in-isbraced-isquoted-and-ischevroned

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