CVE-2026-46562
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.yamcs:yamcs-coreMaven | < 5.12.7 | 5.12.7 |
Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/3c550348f866af4675d2ba4a51d8d12b7c7c6011nvdPatch
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/4ff8fda642ea8c3309a4d3f379aa77b763148992nvdPatch
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-vmwp-vh32-rj75nvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-vmwp-vh32-rj75ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.12.7nvdRelease Notes
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.13.0nvdRelease Notes
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