CVE-2026-42568

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.34.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.3 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 1.0%, top 41% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:github_m, epss
Elevated
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to versions 5.13.0 and 5.12.7, an LDAP injection vulnerability exists in org.yamcs.security.LdapAuthModule when constructing search filters. The username parameter is inserted directly into the LDAP filter without proper RFC 4515 escaping. Versions 5.13.0 and 5.12.7 patch the issue.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
4.3(medium)
EPSS
60.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 26, 2026

Last Modified

July 21, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jun 25, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github_release, github.
github_release Patch Available

Yamcs 5.13.0

Patch available: yamcs/yamcs yamcs-5.13.0

https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.13.0
github_release Patch Available

Yamcs 5.12.7

Patch available: yamcs/yamcs yamcs-5.12.7

https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.12.7
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

LDAP Injection in LdapAuthModule · Advisory · yamcs/yamcs · GitHub

https://github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-cqh3-jg8p-336j

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42568(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
org.yamcs:yamcs-core0.29.3 ... 5.9.9 (165 versions)5.12.7—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 33× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-05-27 00:14 UTCEG score recompute

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-52603
    First seen May 30, 2026

    YAMCS yamcs-core 5.12.7 - LDAP Injection

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42568?
CVE-2026-42568 is a medium vulnerability published on May 26, 2026. Yamcs is a mission control framework. Prior to versions 5.13.0 and 5.12.7, an LDAP injection vulnerability exists in org.yamcs.security.LdapAuthModule when constructing search filters. The username parameter is inserted directly into the LDAP filter without proper RFC 4515 escaping. Versions 5.13.0…
When was CVE-2026-42568 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42568 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2026, with the most recent update on July 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42568 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42568 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 60.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42568?
CVE-2026-42568 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42568?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42568, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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