High 7.1Published Sep 3, 2026

CVE-2026-85451MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 Remote Process Termination via Hard-Coded Multicast Passphrase

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 08:50 UTC)

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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.

CVSS: 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-798
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Sep 4, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

themoos core-moos themoos:core_moos (from the name)	through 10.4.0	CNA record
themoos core-moos themoos:core-moos	before 10.4.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/85issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/488806a07db9f21eea124f48a9c0392f058f01dcpatch, issue-tracking
https://github.com/themoos/core-moosproduct
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/Comms/SuicidalSleeper.cpp#L45technical-description, issue-tracking, patch
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-remote-process-termination-via-hard-coded-multicast-passphrasethird-party-advisory

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