{
"id": "GHSA-9xvw-926p-pjwf",
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-85424"
],
"details": "MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 lacks authentication in the wire protocol, allowing unauthenticated clients to connect with full publish, subscribe, and database clear privileges. Attackers can bypass the compile-time protocol string check and connect with arbitrary client names to execute privileged operations including DB_CLEAR which resets all variables and clears client mail queues.",
"affected": [],
"modified": "2026-09-04T00:31:07Z",
"severity": [
{
"type": "CVSS_V3",
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
},
{
"type": "CVSS_V4",
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/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"
}
],
"published": "2026-09-04T00:31:07Z",
"references": [
{
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85424",
"type": "ADVISORY"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/84",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/5ff5cdec44242156a168cc1a545a6a21357bd3ac",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/themoos/core-moos",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/DB/MOOSDB.cpp#L1163",
"type": "WEB"
},
{
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-missing-authentication-for-moosdb-publish-subscribe-and-db-clear",
"type": "WEB"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-306"
],
"severity": "CRITICAL",
"github_reviewed": false,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-03T23:17:21Z",
"github_reviewed_at": null
}
}