Grid Protection Alliance openPDC/openHistorian Component Loading Mechanism externally-controlled input to select classes or code

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8.8$0-$5k4.07+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Grid Protection Alliance openPDC and openHistorian. This impacts an unknown function of the component Component Loading Mechanism. This manipulation causes use of externally-controlled input to select classes or code. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-104629. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Grid Protection Alliance openPDC and openHistorian (version now known). It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Component Loading Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use of externally-controlled input to select classes or code vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-470. The product uses external input with reflection to select which classes or code to use, but it does not sufficiently prevent the input from selecting improper classes or code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A component loading mechanism in openPDC and openHistorian will construct and run any specified type, which may be an invalid component to load. An attacker with an authenticated user account and the ability to place a file on the host filesystem can use this to run arbitrary constructor code, and this code runs with the privileges of the affected service account.

The advisory is shared at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-104629 since 10/05/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/09/2026).

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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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

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Class: Use of externally-controlled input to select classes or code
CWE: CWE-470
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

10/05/2026 CVE reserved
10/09/2026 +4 days Advisory disclosed
10/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cisa.gov
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-104629 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-104629
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415897

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2026 16:17
Changes: 10/09/2026 16:17 (72)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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