CVE-2026-85451
MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 Remote Process Termination via Hard-Coded Multicast Passphrase
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 7.1 High
- Published
- Sep 3, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 3, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 7.1 High | 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 | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
core-moosthemoos |
|
References
- Pull Request #85issue-trackingpatch
- Proposed fix commit (pull request not merged)patch
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moosproduct
- SuicidalSleeper.cpp (verified sink)technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 Remote Process Termination via Hard-Coded Multicast Passphrasethird-party-advisory
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