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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-42285 · published 7 May 2026

CVE-2026-42285: Osrg gobgp null pointer dereference vulnerability

Osrg · Gobgp

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.61% · top 53.1% CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.61%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
3References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/releases/tag/v4.5.0 ProductRelease Notes
https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/security/advisories/GHSA-p3w2-64xm-833j ExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/osrg/gobgp/security/advisories/GHSA-p3w2-64xm-833j ExploitVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-42285), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.