---
title: "CVE-2026-103244: ground-station - Authentication Bypass"
description: "ground-station < 0.8.0 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper validation in setup.restore command during first-run setup mode, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary SQL and gain admin access, exploit requires first-run setup mode."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-103244/
---

# CVE-2026-103244 ground-station - Authentication Bypass

ground-station < 0.8.0 contains an authentication bypass caused by improper validation in setup.restore command during first-run setup mode, letting unauthenticated attackers execute arbitrary SQL and gain admin access, exploit requires first-run setup mode.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.56% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103244)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication, SQL Injection

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

1 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-306](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/306.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 0.8.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103244](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103244)
- [https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/commit/940df2128e57fa779d0ddee2d9726bd829fc61e1](https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/commit/940df2128e57fa779d0ddee2d9726bd829fc61e1)
- [https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-3mqj-q84c-crjq](https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-3mqj-q84c-crjq)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ground-station-before-0.8.0-authentication-bypass-via-setup-restore](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ground-station-before-0.8.0-authentication-bypass-via-setup-restore)

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