MOOS-IvP up to 24.8.1 SplitHandler path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in MOOS-IvP up to 24.8.1. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component SplitHandler. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-85456. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in MOOS-IvP up to 24.8.1. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component SplitHandler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-85456 since 09/03/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-70790). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• MOOS-IvP

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• 24.8.0
• 24.8.1

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• Product: https://github.com/moos-ivp/moos-ivp/

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