Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.12.7, the authentication endpoint POST /auth/token in yamcs-core, handled by yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/http/auth/AuthHandler.java, lacked any rate limiting, account lockout, or failed-attempt throttling, so an unauthenticated remote attacker could perform unlimited password-guessing attempts against any user account, significantly increasing the risk of successful brute-force attacks. This issue is fixed in versions 5.12.7 and 5.13.0.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/309218c651680f79df11a8d0f8628f7033f98a83 | Patch |
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/64392df531fbcbc65f19ee5724c4c23d289f49fc | Patch |
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.12.7 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.13.0 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-w5r6-mcgq-7pq4 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-w5r6-mcgq-7pq4 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
17 Jul 2026, 18:44
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| First Time |
Spaceapplications
Spaceapplications yamcs |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:spaceapplications:yamcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/309218c651680f79df11a8d0f8628f7033f98a83 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/64392df531fbcbc65f19ee5724c4c23d289f49fc - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.12.7 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.13.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-w5r6-mcgq-7pq4 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
17 Jul 2026, 14:17
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| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-w5r6-mcgq-7pq4 - |
16 Jul 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-16 17:16
Updated : 2026-07-17 18:44
NVD link : CVE-2026-44596
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44596
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44596
JSON object : View
Products Affected
spaceapplications
- yamcs
CWE
CWE-307
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
