# CVE-2026-85438: MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 Out-of-Bounds Write via Unvalidated IvP Payload Counts

- 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: 2026-09-14

## Affected

- moos-ivp: through 24.8.1

## Description

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in StringToIvPFunction() where dimension, piece, and degree counts from encoded BHV_IPF payloads are used as allocation sizes and loop bounds without validation. Attackers can supply crafted payloads with mismatched dimension values to write attacker-controlled doubles past the end of the IvPBox weight array, causing memory corruption and potential code execution.

## 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/126
- https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/commit/85f4653ff792b30c3ab14dc0eac0991d1405d904
- https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp
- https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/src/lib_ivpbuild/FunctionEncoder.cpp#L407
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-ivp-through-24.8.1-out-of-bounds-write-via-unvalidated-ivp-payload-counts

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