Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.12.8 and 5.13.2, Yamcs inserts templateArgs from POST /api/instances and PATCH /api/instances/{instance} into YAML through VarStatement.append in yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/templating/VarStatement.java without YAML-context escaping. The rendered configuration is parsed by YamcsServer.createInstance and loaded by YamcsServerInstance, allowing an attacker to inject a services entry for org.yamcs.ProcessRunner. Deployments without security.yaml expose the operation through the guest superuser, while secured deployments require SystemPrivilege.CreateInstances. Successful exploitation executes commands as the Yamcs service account. This issue is fixed in versions 5.12.8 and 5.13.2.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-73mf-m39p-wpm9 Yamcs vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via instance-template argument YAML injection (createInstance)
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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Yamcs
Yamcs yamcs
Vendors & Products Yamcs
Yamcs yamcs

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to 5.12.8 and 5.13.2, Yamcs inserts templateArgs from POST /api/instances and PATCH /api/instances/{instance} into YAML through VarStatement.append in yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/templating/VarStatement.java without YAML-context escaping. The rendered configuration is parsed by YamcsServer.createInstance and loaded by YamcsServerInstance, allowing an attacker to inject a services entry for org.yamcs.ProcessRunner. Deployments without security.yaml expose the operation through the guest superuser, while secured deployments require SystemPrivilege.CreateInstances. Successful exploitation executes commands as the Yamcs service account. This issue is fixed in versions 5.12.8 and 5.13.2.
Title Yamcs: Remote Code Execution via instance-template argument YAML injection (createInstance)
Weaknesses CWE-1336
CWE-470
CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-28T19:58:04.713Z

Reserved: 2026-06-16T23:11:20.213Z

Link: CVE-2026-55559

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T19:57:37.417Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-28T20:18:28.930

Modified: 2026-08-28T22:16:51.073

Link: CVE-2026-55559

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-28T22:30:17Z

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