CVE-2026-55547: Yamcs's Missing Authorization on Role and Privilege Enumeration Endpoints Allows Any Authenticated User to Disclose Full Security Configuration
Missing authorization checks on three IAM API endpoints (GET /api/roles, GET /api/roles/{name}, GET /api/privileges) allow any authenticated user — regardless of their assigned permissions — to enumerate the complete list of system privileges and role definitions. An attacker with only a low-privilege account (e.g., a read-only operator) can retrieve the full privilege taxonomy of the server, including the names and assignments of all administrator-level capabilities. This information directly enables targeted privilege escalation attacks.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvw4-55pp-3hfq
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/c2aec1c242e656e48b52c7f87deea88183bb592d
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/commit/dcaec5f0b2f4231b8e313e94d79a937169c9e0ba
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.12.8
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/releases/tag/yamcs-5.13.2
- github.com/yamcs/yamcs/security/advisories/GHSA-cvw4-55pp-3hfq
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55547
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