Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.12.7, the Nashorn ScriptEngine used to evaluate user-supplied JavaScript algorithm text in yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/algorithms/ScriptAlgorithmExecutorFactory.java was constructed without a ClassFilter, so a user with the ChangeMissionDatabase privilege could override an algorithm through the MdbOverrideApi.updateAlgorithm endpoint and supply JavaScript that reaches arbitrary Java classes (for example Java.type("java.lang.Runtime").getRuntime().exec(...)) to execute arbitrary OS commands as the Yamcs process; in the default configuration with no security.yaml the built-in guest user has superuser=true, making the issue reachable without authentication. This issue is fixed in versions 5.12.7 and 5.13.0, which disable algorithm editing by default.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/3c550348f866af4675d2ba4a51d8d12b7c7c6011 | Patch |
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/4ff8fda642ea8c3309a4d3f379aa77b763148992 | 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-vmwp-vh32-rj75 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwp-vh32-rj75 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
20 Jul 2026, 01:53
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| First Time |
Spaceapplications
Spaceapplications yamcs |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:spaceapplications:yamcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/3c550348f866af4675d2ba4a51d8d12b7c7c6011 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/4ff8fda642ea8c3309a4d3f379aa77b763148992 - 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-vmwp-vh32-rj75 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
16 Jul 2026, 19:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwp-vh32-rj75 - |
16 Jul 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-07-16 17:16
Updated : 2026-07-20 01:53
NVD link : CVE-2026-46562
Mitre link : CVE-2026-46562
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46562
JSON object : View
Products Affected
spaceapplications
- yamcs
