CVE-2026-15352: CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference in NASA Core Flight System (cFS) Health & Safety (HS) Application
CVE-2026-15352 is a high-severity vulnerability in NASA's Core Flight System (cFS) Health & Safety (HS) application. It involves a NULL pointer dereference that occurs when processing a routine Housekeeping Telemetry request. This flaw causes the application to crash with a segmentation fault, resulting in a denial of service condition. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed yet. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-15352 affects the Health & Safety (HS) application component of NASA's Core Flight System (cFS). It is caused by a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) triggered during the handling of a routine Housekeeping Telemetry request. This leads to a segmentation fault crash, causing denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 (high), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts availability only. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the affected versions have not been specified.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service due to application crash from a NULL pointer dereference. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The service disruption could affect system availability where the HS application is deployed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should monitor for updates from NASA regarding patches or mitigations. No official workaround or temporary fix has been documented.
CVE-2026-15352: CWE-476 NULL pointer dereference in NASA Core Flight System (cFS) Health & Safety (HS) Application
Description
CVE-2026-15352 is a high-severity vulnerability in NASA's Core Flight System (cFS) Health & Safety (HS) application. It involves a NULL pointer dereference that occurs when processing a routine Housekeeping Telemetry request. This flaw causes the application to crash with a segmentation fault, resulting in a denial of service condition. No patch or official remediation has been confirmed yet. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-15352 affects the Health & Safety (HS) application component of NASA's Core Flight System (cFS). It is caused by a NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) triggered during the handling of a routine Housekeeping Telemetry request. This leads to a segmentation fault crash, causing denial of service. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5 (high), with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and impacts availability only. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the affected versions have not been specified.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service due to application crash from a NULL pointer dereference. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The service disruption could affect system availability where the HS application is deployed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, users should monitor for updates from NASA regarding patches or mitigations. No official workaround or temporary fix has been documented.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- icscert
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-09T22:03:49.631Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a593c8b68715ace43a4aaad
Added to database: 07/16/2026, 20:18:19 UTC
Last enriched: 07/23/2026, 22:47:02 UTC
Last updated: 08/30/2026, 10:52:07 UTC
Views: 68
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