NASA Trick 19.6.0 TCP Socket JSONVariableServerThread.cpp parse_request stack-based overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in NASA Trick 19.6.0. Impacted is the function JSONVariableServerThread::parse_request of the file trick_source/sim_services/JSONVariableServer/JSONVariableServerThread.cpp of the component TCP Socket Handler. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-82478. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in NASA Trick 19.6.0. Affected by this issue is the function JSONVariableServerThread::parse_request of the file trick_source/sim_services/JSONVariableServer/JSONVariableServerThread.cpp of the component TCP Socket Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared for download at app.notion.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-82478. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/29/2026).

The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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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• Trick

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• 19.6.0

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• Submit #888016: NASA Trick 19.6.0 Buffer Overflow (by juntheworld)

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