CVE-2026-85427

MOOS essential-moos pAntler through 10.0.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary programs by publishing a crafted MISSION_FILE message to the MOOSDB. Attackers can publish a mission file containing malicious Run entries that pAntler parses and executes via execvp() without authentication validation.

CVSS v3 8.1 HIGH

8.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos/blob/b897ea86dba8b61412dc48ac0cfb5ff34cdaf5f6/Essentials/pAntler/Antler.cpp#L95
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos/commit/e219f26710927f9c155a6b0dc11e3bd5f3da6730
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos/pull/17
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-essential-moos-through-10.0.1-pantler-remote-code-execution-via-unauthenticated-mission-file

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-03 23:17

Updated : 2026-09-08 20:07

NVD link : CVE-2026-85427

Mitre link : CVE-2026-85427

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-85427

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-494

Download of Code Without Integrity Check

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