CVE-2025-27580

HIGH

NIH BRICS <14.0.0-67 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC

by TrustStackSecurity · poc

https://github.com/TrustStackSecurity/CVE-2025-27580

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (6)

[Various Sources] https://brics.cit.nih.gov

[Various Sources] https://bugculture.io/CVE-2025-27580/

[Various Sources] https://github.com/RoseHacks/Vulnerability.Research/blob/main/CVE-2025-27580/README.md

[Various Sources] https://github.com/brics-dev/brics

[Various Sources] https://github.com/brics-dev/brics/blob/26bc6bb627a9a60e6c6a8a8c29735ae98c2e2679/core/src/main/java/gov/nih/tbi/CoreConstants.java#L38

[Various Sources] https://github.com/brics-dev/brics/blob/26bc6bb627a9a60e6c6a8a8c29735ae98c2e2679/service/src/main/java/gov/nih/tbi/account/service/complex/AccountManagerImpl.java#L725-L732

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.0056

EPSS Percentile 68.4%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Details

CWE

CWE-335

Status published

Products (1)

NIH/BRICS < 14.0.0-67

Published Apr 24, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026