CESNET ipfixcol2 2.3.0 before 2.9.0 contains an integer overflow vulnerability in the Forwarder output plugin that
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High : upgrade to 2.9.0 soon.
Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 22:51 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.2 |
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.9.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 4 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade ipfixcol2 and cesnet/ipfixcol2 to 2.9.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| CESNETipfixcol2 | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubcesnet/ipfixcol2pkg:github/cesnet/ipfixcol2Other threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restrict access to the Forwarder output plugin and monitor for unusual large IPFIX data sets from unauthenticated sources.
Description
CESNET ipfixcol2 versions 2.3.0 up to but not including 2.9.0 contain an integer overflow vulnerability in the Forwarder output plugin. This flaw allows unauthenticated IPFIX exporters to overflow a heap buffer by wrapping 16-bit message length counters. Attackers can send large data sets and templates to a collector forwarding over TCP, causing crashes and potentially writing 2-byte values to attacker-controlled memory addresses.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-122130 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/commit/ad206f6217257b06b139f1b2bce50d52f5bc6acb (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/blob/v2.8.0/src/plugins/output/forwarder/src/Message.cpp (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/CESNET/ipfixcol2/releases/tag/v2.9.0 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/cesnet-ipfixcol2-2.3.0-before-2.9.0-buffer-overflow-via-forwarder-output-plugin (opens in a new tab)