Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in NASA fprime-gds Software
CVE-2026-72577

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Nasa

Status
Fprime-gds
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-72577?

Multiple vulnerabilities exist in NASA's fprime-gds software, specifically in versions up to 3.4.3, allowing unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the ground station host. The vulnerabilities arise from the lack of authentication in the Flask application found in src/fprime_gds/flask/app.py, which exposes critical endpoints to unauthorized access, potentially impacting connected spacecraft operations.

Affected Version(s)

fprime-gds 0 <= 3.4.3

References

https://github.com/nasa/fprime-gds
third-party-advisory
https://pypi.org/project/fprime-gds/
third-party-advisory
https://github.com/nasa/fprime-gds/blob/main/src/fprime_g...
technical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Adrian Gaitan
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