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.
Published: 2026-09-03
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 Remote Process Termination via Hard-Coded Multicast Passphrase
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-03T22:38:39.044Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T19:51:01.654Z

Link: CVE-2026-85451

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-03T23:17:25.183

Modified: 2026-09-03T23:17:25.183

Link: CVE-2026-85451

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Updated: 2026-09-03T23:30:11Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials