The vulnerability in bettercap up to version 2.41.5 involves an integer coercion error in the ippReadChunkedBody function within the zerogod IPP Service module. This flaw can be exploited remotely without privileges or user interaction but requires high complexity to successfully execute. The vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2026-8275 and has a CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3 (medium severity). A patch commit has been identified to address the issue, though no official vendor advisory or remediation level is provided in the data.

Successful exploitation could lead to unintended behavior due to integer coercion errors in the affected function. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges or user interaction, but the attack complexity is high, reducing the likelihood of widespread exploitation. An exploit is publicly available, which increases risk, but no known exploits in the wild have been reported.

A patch identified by commit 3731d5576cffae9eefe3721cd46a40933304129f is recommended to remediate this vulnerability. Since no official vendor advisory or remediation level is provided, users should apply this patch or update to a fixed version as soon as possible. Patch status is not yet confirmed by vendor advisory; therefore, check the vendor's official resources for updated remediation guidance.