Vulnerability · CVE-2026-85424
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.
Published Sep 3, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85424. EPSS is 0.81%. Act only if a listed version of MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Critical9.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.81%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe themoos/core-moos
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.
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- cpe themoos/core-moosversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-85424
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85424. EPSS is 0.81%. Act only if a listed version of MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function. EPSS 0.81%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 3, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85424
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-85424
30-day exploitation probability 0.8%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85424
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
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.