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CVE-2026-129431VulnerabilityPublished

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

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-129431· 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

Users should monitor the vendor advisory for updates. Until a fix is released, avoid processing untrusted SOCKS5 authentication packets or restrict network access to Ettercap instances to trusted sources only.

Description

Ettercap versions up to 0.8.5.1 have a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the dissector_socks() function. This flaw allows network-adjacent attackers to read heap memory by sending crafted SOCKS5 authentication packets with unchecked username/password lengths. The vulnerability can lead to disclosure of sensitive memory contents, including credentials logged by Ettercap.

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