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CVE-2026-129432VulnerabilityPublished

Ettercap through 0.8.5.1 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in dissector_mountd() in

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-129432· High 7.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.

Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 16:18 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.07.1
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 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 14 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
EttercapettercapAffected
  • <=0.8.5.1
Fixed in–
GitHubettercappkg:github/ettercapOther threatsAffected
  • <=0.8.5.1
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, limit network exposure to untrusted sources and monitor for suspicious MOUNT MNT calls if possible.

Description

Ettercap versions through 0.8.5.1 have a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the dissector_mountd() function. This flaw occurs because the function independently validates RPC credential and directory lengths without ensuring they do not exceed the packet boundary. An attacker on the network can exploit this by sending a crafted MOUNT MNT call, causing the program to read up to 100 bytes beyond the heap buffer and leak memory contents to the console and logs.

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