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CVE-2025-68271 (openc3): openc3-api Vulnerable to Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution

ADVISORIES

GEM

openc3

SEVERITY

CVSS v3.x: 10.0 (Critical)

UNAFFECTED VERSIONS

  • < 5.0.6

PATCHED VERSIONS

  • >= 6.10.2

DESCRIPTION

Summary

OpenC3 COSMOS contains a critical remote code execution vulnerability reachable through the JSON-RPC API. When a JSON-RPC request uses the string form of certain APIs, attacker-controlled parameter text is parsed into values using String#convert_to_value. For array-like inputs, convert_to_value executes eval().

Because the cmd code path parses the command string before calling authorize(), an unauthenticated attacker can trigger Ruby code execution even though the request ultimately fails authorization (401).

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