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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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 4.0
- 9.2 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-494
- Source
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
References
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.