8.2

CVE-2026-18064: nasa core flight system (cfs) health & safety (hs) application NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 8.2v4.0HighAwaiting analysis
Published 30-07-2026Last modified 31-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-18064 is a high (CVSS 8.2) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in nasa core flight system (cfs) health & safety (hs) application. EPSS estimates a 0.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.2/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.61%
0%100%
Low · +0.27 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 31-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.61%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

48%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.27 pp

From 0.34% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.61%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nasa1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links