Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42085
OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems.
Published May 4, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · OpenC3 COSMOS provides the
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42085. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of OpenC3 COSMOS provides the is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (OpenC3 COSMOS provides the).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium4.3
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.41%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe openc3/cosmos
OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems. Prior to versions 6.10.5 and 7.0.0-rc3, OpenC3 COSMOS contains a design flaw in the save_tool_config() function that allows saving tool configuration files at arbitrary locations inside the shared /plugins directory tree by supplying crafted configuration filenames. Although the implementation sufficiently mitigates standard path traversal attacks, by canonicalizing filename to an absolute path, all plugins share this same root directory. That enables users to create arbitrary file structures and overwrite existing configuration files within the shared /plugins directory. This issue has been patched in versions 6.10.5 and 7.0.0-rc3.
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- cpe openc3/cosmos7.0.0
How to fix CVE-2026-42085
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-42085. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of OpenC3 COSMOS provides the is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 7.0.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-23. EPSS 0.41%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 4, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems. Prior to versions 6.10.5 and 7.0.0-rc3, OpenC3 COSMOS contains a design flaw in the save_tool_config() function that allows saving tool configuration files at arbitrary locations inside the shared /plugins directory tree by supplying crafted configuration filenames. Although the
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems. Prior to versions 6.10.5 and 7.0.0-rc3, OpenC3 COSMOS contains a design flaw in the save_tool_config() function that allows saving tool configuration files at arbitrary locations inside the shared /plugins directory tree by supplying crafted configuration filenames. Although the
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42085
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42085
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42085
OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems. Prior to versions 6.10.5 and 7.0.0-rc3, OpenC3 COSMOS contains a design flaw in the save_tool_config() function that allows saving tool configuration files at a
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.