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CRITICAL

CVE-2026-85509

CVSS v3

9.8

CRITICAL

EPSS Score

0.4 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-09-28

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

—

SSVC status

Description

FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _read_fru_data in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested.

Technical details

Published
2026-09-04
Last Modified
2026-09-04

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85509?

FreeIPMI before 1.6.19 has a stack-based buffer overflow in _read_fru_data in libfreeipmi/fru/ipmi-fru.c when a BMC returns more bytes than requested.

Is CVE-2026-85509 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-85509 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-09-28, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-85509?

CVE-2026-85509 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity).

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