Vulnerability · Published Mar 10, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2025-27926

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect default permissions in Automation from Nintex. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration files (web.config) containing passwords that are readable by unauthorized users.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Nintex Automation 5.6 – before 5.8

Weakness: CWE-276 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

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