Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2026· Updated Oct 14, 2026
CVE-2026-85456
CVE-2026-85456
Description
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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Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/blob/1de9ae146cd63c209e8c3fd81611a4ed2472971b/ivp/src/lib_logutils/SplitHandler.cppnvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/commit/6f0619e905b325d6b88f76425673045c6e4f6f94nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/pull/137nvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/moos-ivp-through-24.8.1-alog-splitting-path-traversal-on-windowsnvdThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- Moos Ivp: 16 Vulnerabilities Including RCE and DoS Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Sep 3, 2026