CVE-2026-18064 NASA Core Flight System (cFS) Health & Safety (HS) Application NULL Pointer Dereference
An attacker can crash the NASA cFS Health & Safety application via a NULL pointer dereference, causing denial of service and processor reset.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-18064?
CVE-2026-18064 is a high-severity vulnerability in NASA Core Flight System (cFS) Health & Safety (HS) Application, published on 30 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An incomplete fix for CVE-2026-15352 in the NASA core Flight System (cFS) Health and Safety (HS) application leaves a separate NULL pointer dereference reachable in versions through 7.0.1. An attacker who can trigger the affected command under specific conditions could cause the HS application to crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition and processor reset.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18064?
How do I fix CVE-2026-18064?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18064 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-18064 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18064 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cwcv-w3jg-jv76.