CVE-2026-44596 | Yamcs up to 5.12.6 AuthHandler.java excessive authentication (EDB-52605)

A vulnerability was found in Yamcs up to 5.12.6. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file yamcs-core/src/main/java/org/yamcs/http/auth/AuthHandler.java. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-44596. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.