CVE-2026-123485: Ground Station missing authorization in get-orbital-sources handler

CVE-2026-123485 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-11-06

Ground Station is a satellite ground station control system that manages orbital data sources and their credentials. An authenticated operator user can exploit a missing access control check to retrieve plaintext usernames, passwords, and API tokens that administrators configured for satellite data sources, potentially compromising external services and systems.

Technologies: Sgoudelis Ground Station. Vendors: Sgoudelis.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-123485 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-123485 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-123485?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 6 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Sgoudelis Ground Station 0.6.0 through before 0.8.20.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-123485?
Yes: fixed in 0.8.20. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2026-123485 attacked?
It is attacked over the network.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-123485?
Check whether you run Sgoudelis Ground Station at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • Fixed in: 0.8.20

Technical details

The get-orbital-sources and get-tle-sources Socket.IO handlers fail to enforce admin-only access control, whereas their corresponding write handlers (submit-orbital-sources, edit-orbital-source, delete-orbital-sources) properly restrict access to administrators. An authenticated operator-role user can invoke these read handlers to obtain plaintext credentials stored for basic and token authentication orbital sources, bypassing the intended authorization model.

Affected products

  • sgoudelis Ground Station 0.6.0 through before 0.8.20

Timeline

  • 2026-10-22: disclosed
  • 2026-11-06: advisory

References

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