CVE-2026-42285
HIGHGoBGP: Panic in AdjRib.Update via malformed BGP Update message (Nil Pointer Dereference)
Title source: cnaDescription
GoBGP is an open source Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) implementation in the Go Programming Language. In version 4.4.0, an unauthenticated remote BGP peer can trigger a fatal panic in GoBGP by sending a specially crafted BGP UPDATE message. When the server receives a message with inconsistent attribute lengths, it improperly handles the internal state transition to a "withdraw" action, leading to a nil pointer dereference in the AdjRib.Update function. This causes the entire GoBGP process to crash, resulting in a complete loss of service availability. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.0.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/security/advisories/GHSA-p3w2-64xm-833j
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/releases/tag/v4.5.0
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0042
EPSS Percentile
33.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (3)
osrg/gobgp
4.4.0
osrg/gobgp
4.4.0 - 4.5.0Go
osrg/gobgp
= 4.4.0
Published
May 07, 2026
Tracked Since
May 07, 2026