NASA Ground Control Software Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Commands

A critical vulnerability in NASA's open-source AMMOS Instrument Toolkit (AIT)-GUI ground control software allowed unauthenticated attackers to send spacecraft commands and execute scripts, enabling potential remote compromise through operators' browsers without proper authentication or CSRF protection. The issue has been fixed in version 2.5.2 after disclosure.

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