CVE-2026-13589
MEDIUMseladb PcapPlusPlus Telnet Subnegotiation Packet TelnetLayer.cpp getSubCommand heap-based overflow
Title source: cnaDescription
A vulnerability was identified in seladb PcapPlusPlus 25.05. This affects the function pcpp::TelnetLayer::getSubCommand of the file Packet++/src/TelnetLayer.cpp of the component Telnet Subnegotiation Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The identifier of the patch is 98e671010bc7c87b95898c22ae289220ae92542b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Vdb Entry, Technical Description vdb-entry
technical-description
VDB-374592 | seladb PcapPlusPlus Telnet Subnegotiation Packet TelnetLayer.cpp getSubCommand heap-based overflow
https://vuldb.com/vuln/374592
Signature, Permissions Required signature
permissions-required
VDB-374592 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)
https://vuldb.com/vuln/374592/cti
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
CVE-2026-13589 | CVE Analysis and Report
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-13589
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
Submit #844482 | PcapPlusPlus v25.05 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
https://vuldb.com/submit/844482
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/seladb/PcapPlusPlus/issues/2152
Patch issue-tracking
patch
https://github.com/seladb/PcapPlusPlus/pull/2161
Exploit exploit
https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28214571/poc.zip
Product product
https://github.com/seladb/PcapPlusPlus/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.6
EPSS
0.0056
EPSS Percentile
42.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-122
Status
published
Products (1)
seladb/PcapPlusPlus
25.05
Published
Jun 29, 2026
Tracked Since
Jun 29, 2026