Yamcs: Server-Side Code Injection (RCE) via Janino Expression Engine in `JavaExprAlgorithmExecutionFactory`
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.12.7, a server-side code injection vulnerability existed in the Yamcs algorithm evaluation engine org.yamcs.algorithms.JavaExprAlgorithmExecutionFactory, which dynamically compiled and evaluated user-controlled algorithm text through the Janino compiler without enforcing a secure sandbox, so an authenticated user with the ChangeMissionDatabase privilege could override an existing algorithm's text via the mission database REST API and inject Java code (for example using java.lang.Runtime) to achieve remote code execution on the underlying host operating system. This issue is fixed in versions 5.12.7 and 5.13.0, which disable algorithm editing by default.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yamcs | yamcs | before 5.12.7 | 5.12.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | org.yamcs:yamcs-core (Maven) | before 5.12.7 | 5.12.7 | Patch available | GHSA-524g-x36v-9wm6 |
- yamcs Vendoryamcs Affected before 5.12.7 Fixed in 5.12.7 Patch available CNA
- org.yamcs:yamcs-core (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.12.7 Fixed in 5.12.7 Patch available GHSA-524g-x36v-9wm6
Remediation
- Fix · CNA yamcs (yamcs) Fixed in 5.12.7
- Fix · GHSA-524g-x36v-9wm6 org.yamcs:yamcs-core (Maven) Fixed in 5.12.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-44632
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-524g-x36v-9wm6
References
Patch 2
More Yamcs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-34240 Yamcs: Remote Code Execution via Mission Database algorithm override CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-32507 Yamcs: No Rate Limiting on Authentication Endpoint CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-34277 Yamcs: Authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) via Jython Algorithm Code Injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-40093 Yamcs: Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR) in PacketsApi allows unprivileged users to dump all telemetry packets CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2026-32506 Yamcs: Unauthorized user enumeration via IAM API endpoints CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2023-24268 Directory Traversal vulnerability in the storage functionality of the API in Yamcs 5.8.6… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-44632 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-44632 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-524g-x36v-9wm6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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