CVE-2026-85428: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in themoos core-moos
MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the optional MOOSDB HTTP server that allows unauthenticated clients to write variables. Attackers can send HTTP requests with variable names and values to the MOOSDB HTTP server port to modify MOOS variables including actuator and override commands without authentication.
CVE-2026-85428: Missing Authentication for Critical Function in themoos core-moos
Description
MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 contains an authentication bypass vulnerability in the optional MOOSDB HTTP server that allows unauthenticated clients to write variables. Attackers can send HTTP requests with variable names and values to the MOOSDB HTTP server port to modify MOOS variables including actuator and override commands without authentication.
CVSS v4.0
Score 9.3critical
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-03T19:50:53.505Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a99fa4aacd9273b4994b224
Added to database: 09/03/2026, 22:52:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 00:07:36 UTC
Views: 2
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