Vulnerability · Published Aug 28, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2026-55547Yamcs: Missing Authorization on Role and Privilege Enumeration Endpoints Allows Any Authenticated User to Disclose Full Security Configuration
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in yamcs from yamcs. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.12.8 and 5.13.2, Yamcs omits SystemPrivilege.ControlAccess checks from IamApi.listRoles, IamApi.getRole, and IamApi.listPrivileges in yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/http/api/IamApi.java. Any authenticated account can call GET /api/roles, GET /api/roles/{name}, and GET /api/privileges to enumerate available system privileges and configured role mappings. The disclosure reveals security configuration that can support targeted privilege-escalation attempts. This issue is fixed in versions 5.12.8 and 5.13.2.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.yamcs:yamcs-core | 5.13.2 | GHSA-cvw4-55pp-3hfq |
| Maven | org.yamcs:yamcs-core | 5.12.8 | GHSA-cvw4-55pp-3hfq |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
References
- https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-cvw4-55pp-3hfq x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/c2aec1c242e656e48b52c7f87deea88183bb592d x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/dcaec5f0b2f4231b8e313e94d79a937169c9e0ba x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.12.8 x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.13.2 x_refsource_MISC