Vulnerability · CVE-2026-85456
MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory.
Published Sep 3, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85456. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails).
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium6.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.23%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe mit/moos-ivp
MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output directory and append to arbitrary files on Windows systems.
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- cpe mit/moos-ivpversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-85456
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-85456. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 3, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output directory and append to arbitrary files on Windows systems.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output directory and append to arbitrary files on Windows systems.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85456
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-85456
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-85456
MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 fails to properly validate variable names extracted from alog files in the SplitHandler, allowing attackers to write files outside the split directory. Attackers can supply crafted alog files with backslash sequences in variable names to escape the output
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.