CVE-2026-85446
Quadratic-processing DoS in MOOS-IvP uFldNodeComms allowing report-flooding denial of service.
Is CVE-2026-85446 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-85446 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-85446?
CVE-2026-85446 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-85446?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-85446. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-85446 affect?
CVE-2026-85446 affects MOOS-IvP <= 24.8.1, uFldNodeComms (shoreside broker). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-85446?
Upgrade to the fixed MOOS-IvP commit/release and enforce node-name input limits.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote denial of service: attackers supply many distinct node names to trigger quadratic CPU/memory growth, delaying/preventing node report distribution.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 24.8.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.