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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Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Themoos
Themoos core-moos
Vendors & Products Themoos
Themoos core-moos

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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: 2026-09-04T13:40:34.813Z

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

Link: CVE-2026-85451

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T13:26:22.995Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

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

Modified: 2026-09-04T14:17:22.383

Link: CVE-2026-85451

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T15:21:00Z

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