NASA AIT-GUI Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Issue Spacecraft Commands

August 20, 2026
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NASA AIT-GUI Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Issue Spacecraft Commands

Security researchers at Cycode have disclosed a chain of flaws in AIT-GUI, the browser-based operator console for NASA/JPL’s open-source AMMOS Instrument Toolkit, that allow an unauthenticated attacker to issue arbitrary commands to the software’s spacecraft and instrument command bus.

The chain, tracked as GHSA-p9r8-2q67-fp86 and rated 9.4 on the CVSS v3.1 scoring system, impacts AIT-GUI

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NASA AIT-GUI Flaws Could Let Unauthenticated Attackers Issue Spacecraft Commands

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