Description
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.
Published: 2026-10-09
Score: 7.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Grid Protection Alliance has added additional verification and integrity checks of adapters in openPDC version 2.9.477 and later and openHistorian version 2.8.580 and later.


Vendor Workaround

Grid Protection Alliance does not recommend production use of published Docker images in any case. The fix for this vulnerability has not been published to the Docker image.

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History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Grid Protection Alliance openPDC and openHistorian Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code
Weaknesses CWE-470
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-09T16:46:14.619Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T16:54:01.635Z

Link: CVE-2026-104629

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T16:16:16.034Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-09T14:17:11.027

Modified: 2026-10-09T17:16:45.117

Link: CVE-2026-104629

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-09T16:00:10Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-470

    Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection')