Auth bypass in Sgoudelis Ground-Station
CVE-2026-123485
Ground Station from 0.6.0 before 0.8.20 does not restrict the get-orbital-sources Socket.IO handler (also exposed as get-tle-sources) to administrators, although the orbital-source write handlers are admin-only. An authenticated operator-role user can call either handler to retrieve the plaintext usernames, passwords, and tokens that administrators stored for basic and token orbital sources.
Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (25.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 25.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-ff27-5cfv-jh69 (vendor-advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ground-station-0.6.0-before-0.8.20-credential-disc… (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-123485?
- CVE-2026-123485 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sgoudelis Ground-Station, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2026-123485?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.