---
id: CVE-2026-85444
title: >-
  MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a buffer over-read vulnerability in
  isQuoted(), isBraced(), and isChevroned() functions that strip whitespace but
  index using the original string length
summary: >-
  MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a buffer over-read vulnerability in
  isQuoted(), isBraced(), and isChevroned() functions that strip whitespace but
  index using the original string length. Attackers can send NODE_REPORT
  messages with leadi…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-125
published: '2026-09-03'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T20:07:17.943'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85444'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/src/lib_mbutil/MBUtils.cpp#L1710
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/commit/faff8adfa1a69d68614461f679ebbc1d741c51aa
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/pull/128'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-ivp-through-24.8.1-out-of-bounds-read-in-isbraced-isquoted-and-ischevroned
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0063
epssPercentile: 0.47887
ingestedAt: '2026-09-05T22:45:53.711Z'
---

## Overview

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a buffer over-read vulnerability in isQuoted(), isBraced(), and isChevroned() functions that strip whitespace but index using the original string length. Attackers can send NODE_REPORT messages with leading or trailing whitespace to read past buffer bounds and access adjacent memory.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.