CVE-2026-76988

liftoff-sr CIPster ForwardOpen cipconnectionmanager.cc forward_open out-of-bounds

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: August 20, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTC
Updated: October 18, 2026 at 08:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCIPster

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A weakness has been identified in liftoff-sr CIPster 1802525be27d33e19a9a83c163e331a1d13b1892. This affects the function CipConnMgrClass::forward_open of the file cipconnectionmanager.cc of the component ForwardOpen Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument product_code_ can lead to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called ea870a274bf68dfaa3f511f20e2fff6778fb7b74. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

All versions1802525be27d33e19a9a83c163e331a1d13b1892

Remediation

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References (7)

VDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/393611
SignaturePermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/vuln/393611/cti
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-76988
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/submit/880102
ExploitIssue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/liftoff-sr/CIPster/issues/45

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CVSS

5.3MEDIUMVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-125CWE-119

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