CVE-2026-53984: Software Security Vulnerability Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-g756-f8g3-qffc
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CVSS 9.1
CWE-306
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2026-53984 is a HIGH (CVSS 9.1) security vulnerability vulnerability (CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function) affecting Software libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The weakness occurs when the product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2026-53984 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2026-53984
GHSA Identifier GHSA-g756-f8g3-qffc
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 9.1
CWE Classification CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Affected Product Software
Package Ecosystem Maven
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 9.1

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Network (AV:N)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction None (UI:N)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality None (C:N)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2026-53984

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Software dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release: 

mvn dependency:tree

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2026-53984, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:

mvn dependency:tree

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Software in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: The mvn dependency:tree command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function, where the product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. In Software, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 contains an unauthenticated database-destruction and arbitrary-data-injection vulnerability in the Socket.IO server's database_backup event handler that allows any unauthenticated network peer to wipe or replace the entire SQLite database by sending a single full_restore command with a caller-supplied SQL blob. Attackers can connect to the Socket.IO server on port 7000 without credentials due to disabled authentication enforcement and a wildcard CORS policy, then emit the database_backup event to drop every existing table and recreate the database from attacker-controlled CREATE TABLE and INSERT INTO statements executed via raw exec_driver_sql, permanently destroying all satellite records, orbital sources, hardware configurations, and observation schedules, or planting fabricated orbital-source URLs and observation entries that redirect the ground station to attacker-controlled servers on the next scheduled sync.

References

GitHub Advisory / Wiki ADVISORY
https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-mjp8-x6h7-229q
NVD — CVE-2026-53984 NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53984
Security Fix Commit FIX COMMIT
https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/commit/2ecde82a8814cbea18883ce023bf45cbf06172eb
Software Source Repository REPOSITORY
https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-53984?
CVE-2026-53984 is a security vulnerability in Software classified as a security vulnerability vulnerability under CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function.
Which Software versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches.
What version fixes CVE-2026-53984?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53984?
CVE-2026-53984 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2026-53984?
CVE-2026-53984 is classified under CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function (The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.).
How can I check Maven dependencies for CVE-2026-53984?
Run the dependency tree command: 'mvn dependency:tree'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
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