CVE-2026-53985
Unauthenticated Socket.IO restart command causes persistent DoS in Ground Station <0.6.0
Is CVE-2026-53985 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-53985 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-53985?
CVE-2026-53985 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-53985?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-53985. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-53985 affect?
CVE-2026-53985 affects Ground Station < 0.6.0, Socket.IO server on port 7000, Docker deployments hosting Ground Station. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-53985?
Upgrade to Ground Station 0.6.0+ or block/limit port 7000 and enforce Socket.IO auth/CORS
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated remote attacker can send a Socket.IO service_control restart_service to kill the ground-station process, halting tracking, SDR recordings, decoders and rotator control; can create persistent DoS.
Immediate action required
- affected< 0.6.0
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.