CVE-2026-85439: mit moos-ivp OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-85439 is a high (CVSS 8.5) OS Command Injection vulnerability in mit moos-ivp. EPSS estimates a 0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 03-09-2026
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-09-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

MOOS-IvP through 24.8.1 contains a remote code execution vulnerability in alogsplit's SplitHandler::handlePreCheckSplitDir() function that fails to sanitize shell metacharacters in log file pathnames. Attackers can embed shell syntax in log file names or the --dir parameter to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the operator running alogsplit.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.