# CVE-2026-105164: NASA cFS cfe\_fs\_api.c CFE\_FS\_ParseInputFileNameEx out-of-bounds

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-10-04 · Updated: 2026-10-25

## Affected

- NASA cFS: 7.0.0, 7.0.1

## Description

A flaw has been found in NASA cFS up to 7.0.1. This issue affects the function CFE_FS_ParseInputFileNameEx of the file cfe/modules/fs/fsw/src/cfe_fs_api.c. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds read. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.

## What to do

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413396
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/413396/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-105164
- https://vuldb.com/submit/969930
- https://github.com/nasa/cFS/issues/893
- https://github.com/nasa/cFS/pull/984
- https://github.com/nasa/cFS/

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