Findings

CVE-2026-85456

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory.

Published Sep 3, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026 · mit moos-ivp

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output directory and append to arbitrary files on Windows systems.

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Timeline

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  1. Sep 3, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output directory and append to arbitrary files on Windows systems.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output directory and append to arbitrary files on Windows systems.

Affected

  • cpe mit/moos-ivpversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85456

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-85456

    30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85456

    MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output

    nvd.nist.gov

References

CVE-2026-85456 · ZeroDay Findings