6.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-55549
Yamcs: Reflected XSS in the URL of the Authorize Endpoint
Description

Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.9.4, Yamcs reflects an attacker-controlled redirect_uri parameter from GET /auth/authorize into yamcs-core/src/main/resources/auth/templates/authorize.html without adequate HTML escaping by yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/http/auth/AuthHandler.java and yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/http/HandlerContext.java. A crafted authorization URL can execute JavaScript when opened by a Yamcs user. The script can access browser-held authentication material and transmit it to an attacker, enabling account compromise. This issue is fixed in version 5.9.4.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2026, 8:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 28, 2026, 8:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM MITRE-CVE
Solution
Update Yamcs to version 5.9.4 or later to remediate XSS vulnerability.
  • Update Yamcs to version 5.9.4 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/4d47d5cdcf5d92c2c5bbbc19feada422923332e3
https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.9.4
https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-rxpg-wjf8-qv9c
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.9.4, Yamcs reflects an attacker-controlled redirect_uri parameter from GET /auth/authorize into yamcs-core/src/main/resources/auth/templates/authorize.html without adequate HTML escaping by yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/http/auth/AuthHandler.java and yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/http/HandlerContext.java. A crafted authorization URL can execute JavaScript when opened by a Yamcs user. The script can access browser-held authentication material and transmit it to an attacker, enabling account compromise. This issue is fixed in version 5.9.4.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/55xxx/CVE-2026-55549.json">CVE-2026-55549</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/4d47d5cdcf5d92c2c5bbbc19feada422923332e3
    Added Reference https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.9.4
    Added Reference https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-rxpg-wjf8-qv9c
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