NASA Fprime 4.2.2 resource consumption

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in NASA Fprime 4.2.2. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-67976. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in NASA Fprime 4.2.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The Ref::SignalGen component of fprime framework v4.2.2 does not validate the safety of user-controlled parameters, allowing attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via inputting unsafe parameters.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-67976 since 07/30/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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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• NASA

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• Fprime

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• 4.2.2

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