CVE-2026-72577
NASA fprime-gds - Missing Authentication and Path Traversal Enable Unauthenticated RCE and Spacecraft Command Injection
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities in NASA fprime-gds through 3.4.3 allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the ground station host and inject arbitrary commands to connected spacecraft. The Flask application in src/fprime_gds/flask/app.py applies no authentication to any endpoint.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2026, 11:17 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 28, 2026, 6:51 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Affected Products
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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 | 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Apply authentication to all endpoints.
- Sanitize file path inputs.
- Update hardcoded secret keys.
- Patch or update the Fprime GDS software.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-72577', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-10T13:12:25.565700Z'} -
CVE Modified by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Aug. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Affected [{'vendor': 'NASA', 'product': 'fprime-gds', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '3.4.3', 'versionType': 'semver'}]}] [{'vendor': 'NASA', 'product': 'fprime-gds', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '3.4.3'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}] Changed Description Multiple vulnerabilities in NASA fprime-gds through 3.4.3 allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the ground station host and inject arbitrary commands to connected spacecraft. The Flask application in src/fprime_gds/flask/app.py applies no authentication to any endpoint. A path traversal in src/fprime_gds/flask/updown.py allows reading and writing arbitrary files outside the upload directory. A hardcoded secret key (CWE-321) in the application enables session forgery. Chained together, these vulnerabilities allow complete compromise of the ground data system and any spacecraft under its control. Multiple vulnerabilities in NASA fprime-gds through 3.4.3 allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the ground station host and inject arbitrary commands to connected spacecraft. The Flask application in src/fprime_gds/flask/app.py applies no authentication to any endpoint. -
New CVE Received by 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c
Aug. 10, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'NASA', 'product': 'fprime-gds', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '3.4.3', 'versionType': 'semver'}]}] Added Description Multiple vulnerabilities in NASA fprime-gds through 3.4.3 allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution on the ground station host and inject arbitrary commands to connected spacecraft. The Flask application in src/fprime_gds/flask/app.py applies no authentication to any endpoint. A path traversal in src/fprime_gds/flask/updown.py allows reading and writing arbitrary files outside the upload directory. A hardcoded secret key (CWE-321) in the application enables session forgery. Chained together, these vulnerabilities allow complete compromise of the ground data system and any spacecraft under its control. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-306 Added Reference https://github.com/nasa/fprime-gds Added Reference https://github.com/nasa/fprime-gds/blob/main/src/fprime_gds/flask/commands.py Added Reference https://github.com/nasa/fprime-gds/blob/main/src/fprime_gds/flask/updown.py Added Reference https://pypi.org/project/fprime-gds/