CVE-2026-53984
Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 Unauthenticated Database Wipe and Arbitrary Data Injection via Socket.IO database_backup full_restore Action
Description
Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 contains an unauthenticated database-destruction and arbitrary-data-injection vulnerability in the Socket.IO server's database_backup event handler that allows any unauthenticated network peer to wipe or replace the entire SQLite database by sending a single full_restore command with a caller-supplied SQL blob. Attackers can connect to the Socket.IO server on port 7000 without credentials due to disabled authentication enforcement and a wildcard CORS policy, then emit the database_backup event to drop every existing table and recreate the database from attacker-controlled CREATE TABLE and INSERT INTO statements executed via raw exec_driver_sql, permanently destroying all satellite records, orbital sources, hardware configurations, and observation schedules, or planting fabricated orbital-source URLs and observation entries that redirect the ground station to attacker-controlled servers on the next scheduled sync.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 6, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 24, 2026, 4:10 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2026-53984
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Ground Station software to version 0.6.0 or later.
- Restrict network access to the Socket.IO server.
- Implement authentication for the Socket.IO server.
- Disable the database_backup event handler.
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 24, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Translation Title: Ground Station de Efstratios Goudelis, Description: Estación Terrena anterior a 0.6.0 contiene una vulnerabilidad de destrucción de base de datos no autenticada y de inyección de datos arbitrarios en el gestor de eventos database_backup del servidor Socket.IO que permite a cualquier par de red no autenticado borrar o reemplazar la base de datos SQLite completa enviando un único comando full_restore con un blob SQL proporcionado por el llamante. Los atacantes pueden conectarse al servidor Socket.IO en el puerto 7000 sin credenciales debido a la aplicación de autenticación deshabilitada y a una política CORS de comodín, luego emitir el evento database_backup para eliminar cada tabla existente y recrear la base de datos a partir de sentencias CREATE TABLE e INSERT INTO controladas por el atacante ejecutadas a través de exec_driver_sql en bruto, destruyendo permanentemente todos los registros de satélites, fuentes orbitales, configuraciones de hardware y programas de observación, o insertando URLs de fuentes orbitales fabricadas y entradas de observación que redirigen la estación terrena a servidores controlados por el atacante en la próxima sincronización programada. Title: Ground Station de Efstratios Goudelis, Description: Estación Terrena anterior a 0.6.0 contiene una vulnerabilidad de destrucción de base de datos no autenticada y de inyección de datos arbitrarios en el gestor de eventos database_backup del servidor Socket.IO que permite a cualquier par de red no autenticado borrar o reemplazar la base de datos SQLite completa enviando un único comando full_restore con un blob SQL proporcionado por el llamante. Los atacantes pueden conectarse al servidor Socket.IO en el puerto 7000 sin credenciales debido a la aplicación de autenticación deshabilitada y a una política CORS de comodín, luego emitir el evento database_backup para eliminar cada tabla existente y recrear la base de datos a partir de sentencias CREATE TABLE e INSERT INTO controladas por el atacante ejecutadas a través de exec_driver_sql en bruto, destruyendo permanentemente todos los registros de satélites, fuentes orbitales, configuraciones de hardware y programas de observación, o insertando URLs de fuentes orbitales fabricadas y entradas de observación que redirigen la estación terrena a servidores controlados por el atacante en la próxima sincronización programada. -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Translation Title: Ground Station de Efstratios Goudelis, Description: Estación Terrena anterior a 0.6.0 contiene una vulnerabilidad de destrucción de base de datos no autenticada y de inyección de datos arbitrarios en el gestor de eventos database_backup del servidor Socket.IO que permite a cualquier par de red no autenticado borrar o reemplazar la base de datos SQLite completa enviando un único comando full_restore con un blob SQL proporcionado por el llamante. Los atacantes pueden conectarse al servidor Socket.IO en el puerto 7000 sin credenciales debido a la aplicación de autenticación deshabilitada y a una política CORS de comodín, luego emitir el evento database_backup para eliminar cada tabla existente y recrear la base de datos a partir de sentencias CREATE TABLE e INSERT INTO controladas por el atacante ejecutadas a través de exec_driver_sql en bruto, destruyendo permanentemente todos los registros de satélites, fuentes orbitales, configuraciones de hardware y programas de observación, o insertando URLs de fuentes orbitales fabricadas y entradas de observación que redirigen la estación terrena a servidores controlados por el atacante en la próxima sincronización programada. -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-53984', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-07T16:18:57.750527Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Efstratios Goudelis', 'product': 'Ground Station', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '0.6.0', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}] Added Description Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 contains an unauthenticated database-destruction and arbitrary-data-injection vulnerability in the Socket.IO server's database_backup event handler that allows any unauthenticated network peer to wipe or replace the entire SQLite database by sending a single full_restore command with a caller-supplied SQL blob. Attackers can connect to the Socket.IO server on port 7000 without credentials due to disabled authentication enforcement and a wildcard CORS policy, then emit the database_backup event to drop every existing table and recreate the database from attacker-controlled CREATE TABLE and INSERT INTO statements executed via raw exec_driver_sql, permanently destroying all satellite records, orbital sources, hardware configurations, and observation schedules, or planting fabricated orbital-source URLs and observation entries that redirect the ground station to attacker-controlled servers on the next scheduled sync. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-306 Added Reference https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station Added Reference https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/commit/2ecde82a8814cbea18883ce023bf45cbf06172eb Added Reference https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-mjp8-x6h7-229q