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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-42088

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-2026-42088. EPSS is 0.49%. Act only if a listed version of OpenC3 COSMOS provides the is installed.

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  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.49%
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 version 7.0.0-rc3, the Script Runner widget allows users to execute Python and Ruby scripts directly from the openc3-COSMOS-script-runner-api container. Because all the docker containers share a network, users can execute specially crafted scripts to bypass the API permissions check and perform administrative actions, including reading and modifying data inside the Redis database, which can be used to read secrets and change COSMOS settings, as well as read and write to the buckets service, which holds configuration, log, and plugin files. These actions are normally only available from the Admin Console or with administrative privileges. Any user with permission to create and run scripts can connect to any service in the docker network. This issue has been patched in version 7.0.0-rc3.

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  • cpe openc3/cosmos7.0.0

How to fix CVE-2026-42088

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-2026-42088. EPSS is 0.49%. 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-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges. EPSS 0.49%. 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.

  1. 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 version 7.0.0-rc3, the Script Runner widget allows users to execute Python and Ruby scripts directly from the openc3-COSMOS-script-runner-api container. Because all the docker containers share a network, users can execute specially crafted scripts to bypass the API permi

  2. 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 version 7.0.0-rc3, the Script Runner widget allows users to execute Python and Ruby scripts directly from the openc3-COSMOS-script-runner-api container. Because all the docker containers share a network, users can execute specially crafted scripts to bypass the API permi

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42088

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-42088

    30-day exploitation probability 0.5%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-42088

    OpenC3 COSMOS provides the functionality needed to send commands to and receive data from one or more embedded systems. Prior to version 7.0.0-rc3, the Script Runner widget allows users to execute Python and Ruby scripts directly from the openc3-COSMOS-script-runner-api container

    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.