CVE-2026-72579 PUBLISHED

NASA HyperCP - OS Command Injection via Malicious HTTP Response from Data Server

Assigner: TuranSec
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 10.08.2026 Updated: 10.08.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	Required	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	NASA
Product	HyperCP
Versions	Default: unknown Version 0 is affected

Credits

Adrian Gaitan finder

References

Product
Vulnerable File

Problem Types

CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') CWE