# CVE-2026-85450: MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 MOOSDB HTTP Server Resource Exhaustion

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-09-03 · Updated: 2026-09-04

## Affected

- themoos core-moos: through 10.4.0

## Description

MOOS core-moos through 10.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the MOOSDB HTTP server that creates unbounded connections and threads without limits. Attackers can open many connections and send endless header data to exhaust server threads and memory, causing service unavailability.

## What to do

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

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## References

- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/pull/79
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/commit/dfef92b3bc31886bc47e4d680aef583b78cb8d72
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos
- https://github.com/themoos/core-moos/blob/ec9c77c68fcbdef8f5e4c60fe243acd223433f0c/Core/libMOOS/DB/HTTPConnection.cpp#L167
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-core-moos-through-10.4.0-moosdb-http-server-resource-exhaustion

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