CVE-2026-85431

MOOS essential-moos through version 10.0.1 contains an unauthenticated UDP packet injection vulnerability in pMOOSBridge when configured with UDPListen. Attackers can send crafted UDP packets to the configured port to inject arbitrary variables into the local MOOS community with spoofed source and community identifiers.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos/blob/b897ea86dba8b61412dc48ac0cfb5ff34cdaf5f6/Essentials/pMOOSBridge/MOOSUDPLink.cpp#L21
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos/commit/d8441eac57d04ee89e7b82723480d10a558b45d6
https://github.com/themoos/essential-moos/pull/19
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-essential-moos-through-10.0.1-pmoosbridge-unauthenticated-udp-packet-injection

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-09-03 23:17

Updated : 2026-09-08 20:07

NVD link : CVE-2026-85431

Mitre link : CVE-2026-85431

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-85431

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-345

Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity

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