A credential leak in OpenC3 COSMOS before v6.0.2 allows attackers to access service…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-526Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A credential leak in OpenC3 COSMOS before v6.0.2 allows attackers to access service credentials as environment variables stored in all containers.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00522 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-28381
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4x4x-pv89-58q8
References
Exploit 1
More OpenC3 Cosmos vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-20781 Weak password requirements in OpenC3 COSMOS v6.0.0 allow attackers to bypass authentication via a brute force attack. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-20780 OpenC3 COSMOS before v6.0.2 was discovered to contain hardcoded credentials for the Service Account. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-20779 A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Plugin Management component of OpenC3… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-20778 An issue in the /script-api/scripts/ endpoint of OpenC3 COSMOS before 6.1.0 allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-30456 OpenC3 COSMOS: Administrative Actions via the Script Runner Tool CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2026-30455 OpenC3 COSMOS: SQL Injection in QuestDB Time-Series Data Base CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-28381 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-28381 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4x4x-pv89-58q8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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