# CVE-2026-76989: liftoff-sr CIPster TCP Encapsulation Receive Path encap.cc out-of-bounds

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-20 · Updated: 2026-08-25

## Affected

- liftoff-sr CIPster: version range not reported

## Description

A security vulnerability has been detected in liftoff-sr CIPster 1802525be27d33e19a9a83c163e331a1d13b1892. This impacts an unknown function of the file source/src/enet_encap/encap.cc of the component TCP Encapsulation Receive Path. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The identifier of the patch is e8e9dba09bf56962807d3504b783ccdb6287f3e4. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on liftoff-sr CIPster, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/393612
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/393612/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76989
- https://vuldb.com/submit/880112
- https://github.com/liftoff-sr/CIPster/issues/46
- https://github.com/liftoff-sr/CIPster/commit/e8e9dba09bf56962807d3504b783ccdb6287f3e4
- https://github.com/liftoff-sr/CIPster/

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