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CVE-2026-125402: ettercap · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects ettercapSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 23:50 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.2
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.18.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 9 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
EttercapettercapAffected
  • <=0.8.4.1
Fixed in–
GitHubettercappkg:github/ettercapOther threatsAffected
  • <=0.8.4.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should consider disabling SSL interception in Ettercap or restricting access to trusted networks to reduce exposure.

Description

Ettercap versions up to 0.8.4.1 have a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the sslw_get_clienthello_sni() function. This flaw arises from trusting an unchecked 16-bit Server Name Indication (SNI) length field in TLS ClientHello messages. An attacker on the network adjacent to the victim can exploit this by sending crafted TLS ClientHello messages during SSL interception, potentially leaking up to 64 KB of heap memory or causing Ettercap to crash.

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