---
id: CVE-2026-103244
title: >-
  ground-station versions before 0.8.0 contain an authentication bypass
  vulnerability in the setup.restore command that allows unauthenticated
  attackers to execute arbitrary SQL during first-run setup mode
summary: >-
  ground-station versions before 0.8.0 contain an authentication bypass
  vulnerability in the setup.restore command that allows unauthenticated
  attackers to execute arbitrary SQL during first-run setup mode. Attackers can
  invoke setup.resto…
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-306
vendor: sgoudelis
product: ground-station
affected:
  - ground-station < 0.8.0
published: '2026-10-01'
updated: '2026-10-01'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-01T11:17:17.503'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103244'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/commit/940df2128e57fa779d0ddee2d9726bd829fc61e1
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station/security/advisories/GHSA-3mqj-q84c-crjq
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ground-station-before-0.8.0-authentication-bypass-via-setup-restore
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
ingestedAt: '2026-10-01T11:42:53.797Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-01T13:24:35.274672Z'
---

## Overview

ground-station versions before 0.8.0 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the setup.restore command that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary SQL during first-run setup mode. Attackers can invoke setup.restore via Socket.IO to plant admin users and forged session tokens, then authenticate as administrator without credentials for complete application takeover.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.