# CVE-2026-5474: NASA cFS CCSDS Packet Header to\_lab\_passthru\_encode.c CFE\_MSG\_GetSize heap-based overflow

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-04-03 · Updated: 2026-04-03

## Affected

- NASA cFS: 7.0

## Description

A vulnerability was found in NASA cFS up to 7.0.0. This affects the function CFE_MSG_GetSize of the file apps/to_lab/fsw/src/to_lab_passthru_encode.c of the component CCSDS Packet Header Handler. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attacker must have access to the local network to execute the attack. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NASA cFS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/355078
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/355078/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/781950
- https://github.com/nasa/cFS/issues/952
- https://github.com/nasa/cFS/

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