---
id: "CVE-2026-123485"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123485"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-123485"]
title: "Ground Station: operator users can read orbital source credentials"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["ground-station", "package", "self-hosted", "socket.io"]
not_affected_if: ["no-operator-users", "no-stored-source-credentials", "version-0.8.20-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-06T15:17:17+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-06T15:42:43+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-06T15:44:19+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123485", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-06T15:42:43+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Ground Station: operator users can read orbital source credentials

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-123485 (this .md is for agents)

Ground Station versions from 0.6.0 before 0.8.20 let a user with the operator role call the get-orbital-sources or get-tle-sources Socket.IO handlers, which are meant for administrators only. Those handlers return the plaintext usernames, passwords and tokens that administrators stored for orbital sources.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Ground Station version and see whether it is below `0.8.20`
- Review which accounts hold the operator role and whether any are untrusted

## Fix

- Ground Station: move to `0.8.20` or later

## Timeline

- 2026-11-06T15:42:43+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123485

## Documents

- [advisory] Vendor advisory: github.com https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-ff27-5cfv-jh69
- [advisory] Third-party advisory: www.vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ground-station-0.6.0-before-0.8.20-credential-disclosure-via-get-orbital-sources

## From the sources

Ground Station from 0.6.0 before 0.8.20 does not restrict the get-orbital-sources Socket.IO handler (also exposed as get-tle-sources) to administrators, although the orbital-source write handlers are admin-only. An authenticated operator-role user can call either handler to retrieve the plaintext usernames, passwords, and tokens that administrators stored for basic and token orbital sources.

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