Exploitation ongoing with high activity in latest observed window (1 mentions)
Recommended action window: Immediate (within 24h)
NVD description
A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap up to 0.8.3. The affected element is the function FUNC_DECODER of the file src/dissectors/ec_gg.c of the component GG Dissector. The manipulation of the argument gg leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 0.8.4 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is feeae6fa366e01a3dd9f1857ec6aae847b2ae00c. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Priority
LOW
Exploitation
ACTIVE
PoC
NONE
Patch
NONE
Momentum
STABLE
| Date | Total | Labels |
|---|
| 2026-05-24 | 1 | Disclosure1 |
| 2026-05-27 | 1 | Active Exploitation1 |
Attention, elevated activities detected targeting Ettercap (CVE-2026-9365) https://vuldb.com/vuln/365328/cti
Post summary
Alert reports elevated activity targeting Ettercap CVE-2026-9365, indicating ongoing exploitation in the wild, though no specific exploit code or mitigation details are provided.
CVE-2026-9365 A vulnerability has been found in Ettercap up to 0.8.3. The affected element is the function FUNC_DECODER of the file src/dissectors/ec_gg.c of the component GG Dissect… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-9365
Post summary
The post announces CVE-2026-9365 in Ettercap, identifies the vulnerable function and file path, but provides no proof‑of‑concept, exploit, or remediation details.