RCE in Nasa Hypercp
CVE-2026-72579
An OS command injection vulnerability in NASA HyperCP (main branch) allows a network-adjacent attacker who can intercept or spoof responses from oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov to execute arbitrary system commands on the researcher's workstation.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 49.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nasa Hypercp — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (third-party-advisory)
- 309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c (technical-description)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-72579?
- CVE-2026-72579 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nasa Hypercp, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-10.
- How severe is CVE-2026-72579?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.