# CVE-2026-85444: MOOS-IvP buffer over-read in string parsing functions

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-85444-moos-ivp-buffer-over-read-in-string-parsing-functions  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-03. Updated: 2026-09-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-85444 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.5 · Published 2026-09-03

MOOS-IvP is an open-source autonomy system used to control autonomous marine vehicles and robotic platforms. A buffer over-read vulnerability in whitespace-stripping functions allows attackers to craft malicious network messages that read adjacent memory contents, potentially exposing sensitive data or system state information from running processes.

Technologies: [MOOS-IvP](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/moos-ivp). Vendors: [MOOS-IvP](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/moos-ivp).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-85444 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-85444 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-85444?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.5, published 3 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-85444?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-85444 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-85444?** Check whether you run MOOS-IvP at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is a buffer over-read in the isQuoted(), isBraced(), and isChevroned() functions in MBUtils.cpp. These functions strip whitespace from strings but incorrectly index into the buffer using the original string length rather than the adjusted length after whitespace removal, causing out-of-bounds memory access. An attacker can craft NODE_REPORT messages with leading or trailing whitespace to trigger the over-read. No authentication is required; exploitation only requires ability to send network messages to an affected MOOS-IvP instance. The impact is limited to information disclosure (memory read access), not code execution.

## Affected products

- MOOS-IvP MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1

## Timeline

- 2026-09-03: disclosed

## References

- [https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp](https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp)
- [https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/src/lib_mbutil/MBUtils.cpp](https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/src/lib_mbutil/MBUtils.cpp)

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