CVE-2026-72579

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-72579",
  "sourceIdentifier": "309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c",
  "published": "2026-08-10T11:17:30.780",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-24T15:10:00.190",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Una vulnerabilidad de inyección de comandos del sistema operativo en NASA HyperCP (rama principal) permite a un atacante adyacente a la red que puede interceptar o falsificar respuestas de oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov ejecutar comandos de sistema arbitrarios en la estación de trabajo del investigador."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "NASA",
          "product": "HyperCP",
          "defaultStatus": "unknown",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "versionType": "git",
              "status": "affected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV31": [
      {
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        "type": "Secondary",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "3.1",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
          "baseScore": 7.5,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
          "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 1.6,
        "impactScore": 5.9
      }
    ],
    "ssvcV203": [
      {
        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-08-10T13:15:17.433772Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-72579",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "total"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-78"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/nasa/HyperCP",
      "source": "309f9ea4-e3e9-4c6c-b79d-e8eb01244f2c"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/nasa/HyperCP/blob/main/Source/OBPGSession.py",
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  ]
}