CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-38999

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.29%

69th percentile - higher than 69% of all known CVEs

Summary

A Null Pointer Dereference in the mk_sched_event_close function (mk_server/mk_scheduler.c) of Monkey through commit 4fb0c16 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted HTTP request to the server.

Risk Assessment

A remote attacker can crash the Monkey server, causing service unavailability. Organizations exposing the Monkey server to network traffic are at risk.

Recommendation

Upgrade Monkey to a version containing the fix after commit 4fb0c16. Until then, consider restricting access to the Monkey server from untrusted networks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A Null Pointer Dereference in the mk_sched_event_close function (mk_server/mk_scheduler.c) of Monkey through commit 4fb0c16 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted HTTP request to the server.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS