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CVE-2026-125403VulnerabilityPublished

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 10 Nov 2026, 01:20 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 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 released, avoid using Ettercap to intercept HTTPS traffic from untrusted sources or consider disabling SSL interception features.

Description

Ettercap versions up to 0.8.4.1 have a vulnerability in the sslw_remove_sts() function that causes out-of-bounds reads and size_t underflow due to improper handling of Strict-Transport-Security headers. This flaw can lead to memory corruption when Ettercap intercepts HTTPS traffic from a malicious server. The vulnerability affects the Ettercap process, which typically runs with root privileges, potentially allowing an attacker to cause denial of service or other impacts.

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