CVE-2026-85479

Grid Protection Alliance openPDC and openHistorian Missing Authentication for Critical Function

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2026 at 01:52 PM UTC
Updated: October 11, 2026 at 05:17 PM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorOpenpdc (docker Image)OpenhistorianOpenpdc

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The STTP-based data publisher on openPDC accepts network connections without authentication in its default configuration. An unauthenticated network attacker can connect to this interface and exchange data with it.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

0
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.8.585 (unaffected)
0
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.9.482 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.3MEDIUMicscert
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-306

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