CVE-2026-53984 — Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 contains an unauthenticated database-destruction and…¶

Key facts

CVE-2026-53984 is a Critical (9.1) vulnerability: Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 contains an unauthenticated database-destruction and…. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.


CVE	CVE-2026-53984
Severity	Critical (9.1)
Detection / prevention	—
PoC	poc.py
Source	2026/CVE-2026-53984/

Details¶

English | 한국어

Description¶

Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 contains an unauthenticated database-destruction and arbitrary-data-injection vulnerability in the Socket.IO server's database_backup event handler that allows any unauthenticated network peer to wipe or replace the entire SQLite database by sending a single full_restore command with a caller-supplied SQL blob. Attackers can connect to the Socket.IO server on port 7000 without credentials due to disabled authentication enforcement and a wildcard CORS policy, then emit the database_backup event to drop every existing table and recreate the database from attacker-controlled CREATE TABLE and INSERT INTO statements executed via raw exec_driver_sql, permanently destroying all satellite records, orbital sources, hardware configurations, and observation schedules, or planting fabricated orbital-source URLs and observation entries that redirect the ground station to attacker-controlled servers on the next scheduled sync.

Vulnerability Details¶

Property	Value
CVE ID	CVE-2026-53984
Type	SQLI
CVSS Score	9.1

Proof of Concept¶

Download¶

# Download PoC script
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fankh/vulnerability-poc/main/2026/CVE-2026-53984/poc.py

Usage¶

# Run PoC against target
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL>

# With authentication
python3 poc.py --target <TARGET_URL> --username <USER> --password <PASS>

⚠️ Warning: This PoC is for authorized security testing only. It uses detection-only techniques and does not exploit or damage target systems.

Test Lab¶

This repository includes a Docker-based test environment with both vulnerable and patched applications.

Quick Start¶

# Clone and navigate to CVE directory
cd CVE-2026-53984

# Start both applications
docker-compose up -d

# Run tests
./run-tests.sh    # Linux/Mac
./run-tests.ps1   # Windows PowerShell

Application Endpoints¶

Application	URL	Status
Vulnerable App	http://localhost:8080	Shows vulnerability
Patched App	http://localhost:8081	Demonstrates fix

Directory Structure¶

├── README.md           # English documentation
├── README_KO.md        # Korean documentation
├── poc.py              # PoC detection script
├── docker-compose.yml  # Container orchestration
├── run-tests.sh        # Linux/Mac test runner
├── run-tests.ps1       # Windows test runner
├── vulnerable-app/     # Vulnerable version
│   ├── app.py
│   ├── Dockerfile
│   └── requirements.txt
└── patched-app/        # Fixed version
    ├── app.py
    ├── Dockerfile
    └── requirements.txt

References¶

https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station
https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/commit/2ecde82a8814cbea18883ce023bf45cbf06172eb
https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-mjp8-x6h7-229q

Generated by PoC Generator on 2026-08-08T11:21:08.866249349

Frequently asked questions¶

What is CVE-2026-53984?¶

CVE-2026-53984 is a Critical (9.1) vulnerability: Ground Station prior to 0.6.0 contains an unauthenticated database-destruction and…. This entry ships a detection-only PoC and a Docker test lab.

How do I detect CVE-2026-53984?¶

Run the detection-only PoC included with this entry against your Docker test lab to confirm whether a target is affected; pair it with your own IDS logging.

How do I block or mitigate CVE-2026-53984?¶

Upgrade to a fixed version per the vendor advisory; the NVD record lists the affected versions. Use the included PoC to verify your remediation.

For authorized security testing and research only. See the full source and NVD record.