CVE-2025-62193: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Live Access Server (LAS) · OS Command Injection
Affects National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Live Access Server (LAS)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 70% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)Live Access Server (LAS) | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Mavengov.noaa.pmel.tmap/laspkg:maven/gov.noaa.pmel.tmap/lasOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
To mitigate CVE-2025-62193 effectively, European organizations should: 1) Immediately restrict network access to NOAA LAS servers by implementing strict firewall rules and network segmentation to limit exposure to trusted IP addresses only. 2) Monitor network traffic and application logs for unusual PyFerret SPAWN command usage or other anomalous requests indicative of exploitation attempts. 3) Apply vendor patches or updates as soon as they become available; if patches are not yet released, consider temporarily disabling or isolating the LAS service. 4) Implement input validation and sanitization controls at the application layer to prevent injection of malicious commands. 5) Employ host-based intrusion detection systems (HIDS) to detect suspicious OS command executions. 6) Conduct regular security audits and penetration testing focused on the LAS environment. 7) Educate system administrators and security teams about the specific nature of this vulnerability to improve incident response readiness. 8) Consider deploying Web Application Firewalls (WAF) with custom rules to block malicious PyFerret expressions. These measures, combined, will reduce the attack surface and improve detection and response capabilities.
Description
Sites running NOAA PMEL Live Access Server (LAS) are vulnerable to remote code execution via specially crafted requests that include PyFerret expressions. By leveraging a SPAWN command, a remote, unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands. Fixed in a version of 'gov.noaa.pmel.tmap.las.filter.RequestInputFilter.java' from 2025-09-24.
References
- github.com/NOAA-PMEL/LAS/tree/main (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/NOAA-PMEL/LAS/blob/main/README.md (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-62193 (opens in a new tab)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2025/va-26-015-01.json (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/NOAA-PMEL/LAS/commit/de5f9237bfd4ac5085bcc49a6e30bbc9507ddb29 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/NOAA-PMEL/LAS/commit/e69afb1898ae7e69f3e047513fc1e5570373912b (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/NOAA-PMEL/LAS/compare/b4b7306..de5f923 (opens in a new tab)