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CVE-2026-125405VulnerabilityPublished

Ettercap through 0.8.4.1 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Parse_NTLM_Auth() in src/dissectors/ec_http.c

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-125405· 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: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 released, users should consider limiting exposure to untrusted networks and monitor for updates from the Ettercap project.

Description

Ettercap versions up to 0.8.4.1 contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the Parse_NTLM_Auth() function due to improper validation of NTLM message offsets. This flaw allows attackers to send a crafted HTTP Authorization header that causes Ettercap to read beyond the intended buffer, potentially disclosing memory contents or causing the process to crash.

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