# CVE-2026-85437: MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 Buffer Overflow in IvP Function String Decoders

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-03 · Updated: 2026-09-04

## Affected

- moos-ivp: through 24.8.1

## Description

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in IvP function string decoders that trust attacker-controlled length fields without validation. Attackers can craft malicious encoded strings with mismatched declared and actual field lengths to overflow heap and stack buffers, potentially achieving remote code execution through MOOS variables or alog files.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on moos-ivp, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/pull/125
- https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/commit/81ca795fcfd62b42002d277f5a2390f4c8ab8c7f
- https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp
- https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/src/lib_ivpbuild/FunctionEncoder.cpp#L310
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-ivp-through-24.8.1-buffer-overflow-in-ivp-function-string-decoders

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