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CVE-2026-85451

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

Published: Sep 3, 2026Updated: Sep 4, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-798
7.1HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 87.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:AAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:AAttack Vector
Adjacent
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-798

Affected Products

themoos
core-moos

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/85
github.com
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/488806a07db9f21eea124f48a9c0392f058f01dc
github.com
https://github.com/themoos/core-moos
github.com
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