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CVE-2025-27580

NIH BRICS (aka Biomedical Research Informatics Computing System) through 14.0.0-67 generates predictable tokens (that depend on username, ti

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: total

Summary

NIH BRICS (aka Biomedical Research Informatics Computing System) through 14.0.0-67 generates predictable tokens (that depend on username, time, and the fixed 7Dl9#dj- string) and thus allows unauthenticated users with a Common Access Card (CAC) to escalate privileges and compromise any account, including administrators.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • NIH BRICS

    through 14.0.0-67

References 7

GitHub · brics-dev/brics

brics.cit.nih.gov

GitHub · RoseHacks/Vulnerability.Research

bugculture.io

GitHub · TrustStackSecurity/CVE-2025-27580