National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Live Access Server 8 Requests os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Live Access Server 8 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Requests Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-62193. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Live Access Server 8. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component Requests Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Sites running NOAA PMEL Live Access Server (LAS) are vulnerable to remote code execution via specially crafted requests that include PyFerret expressions. By leveraging a SPAWN command, a remote, unauthenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands. Fixed in a version of 'gov.noaa.pmel.tmap.las.filter.RequestInputFilter.java' from 2025-09-24.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-62193 since 10/08/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/17/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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• Live Access Server

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• 8

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