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CVE-2026-125403VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains an out-of-bounds read and size_t underflow vulnerability in sslw_remove_sts() in

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-125403· High 7.2

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 21:47 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:N/VI:H/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 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Ubuntu 26.10ettercappkg:deb/ubuntu/ettercap?arch=source&distro=stonkingOther threatsAffected
  • =1:0.8.4.1-2
  • =1:0.8.4.1-2build1
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSettercappkg:deb/ubuntu/ettercap?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threatsAffected
  • 1:0.8.3.1-15 – 1:0.8.4.1-2
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSettercappkg:deb/ubuntu/ettercap?arch=source&distro=nobleOther threatsAffected
  • 1:0.8.3.1-12 – 1:0.8.3.1-13build3
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 22.04 LTSettercappkg:deb/ubuntu/ettercap?arch=source&distro=jammyOther threatsAffected
  • 1:0.8.3.1-3 – 1:0.8.3.1-5
4 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 20.04 LTSettercappkg:deb/ubuntu/ettercap?arch=source&distro=focalOther threatsAffected
  • 1:0.8.2-10build6 – 1:0.8.3-7
8 affected builds
Fixed in–
Ubuntu 18.04 LTSettercappkg:deb/ubuntu/ettercap?arch=source&distro=bionicOther threatsAffected
  • 1:0.8.2-10build1 – 1:0.8.2-10build4
4 affected builds
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid using Ettercap for SSL interception with untrusted HTTPS servers or restrict its use to trusted environments.

Description

Ettercap versions through 0.8.4.1 contain a vulnerability in the sslw_remove_sts() function where an out-of-bounds read and size_t underflow can occur due to improper handling of Strict-Transport-Security headers. This flaw allows a malicious HTTPS server response passing through Ettercap's SSL interception to cause memory corruption in the Ettercap process, which typically runs with root privileges.

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