CVE-2026-41285

Published Apr 20, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In OpenBSD through 7.8, the slaacd and rad daemons have an infinite loop when they receive a crafted ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) option (over a local network) with length zero, because of an "nd_opt_len * 8 - 2" expression with no preceding check for whether nd_opt_len is zero.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Infinite Loop in OpenBSD SLAACD and RAD Daemons Due to Zero-Length ICMPv6 ND Option
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-835
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Infinite Loop in OpenBSD SLAACD and RAD Daemons Due to Zero-Length ICMPv6 ND Option
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Openbsd
Openbsd openbsd
Weaknesses CWE-1284
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openbsd:openbsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Openbsd
Openbsd openbsd
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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Description In OpenBSD through 7.8, the slaacd and rad daemons have an infinite loop when they receive a crafted ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) option (over a local network) with length zero, because of an "nd_opt_len * 8 - 2" expression with no preceding check for whether nd_opt_len is zero.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Apr 21, 2026, 1:27 PM
Reserved
Apr 20, 2026, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 21, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM