7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-27580
NIH BRICS Privilege Escalation and Account Compromise Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2025, 12:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 29, 2025, 1:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update NIH BRICS to version 14.0.0-68 or later to address predictable token generation and privilege escalation vulnerabilities.
  • Update NIH BRICS to version 14.0.0-68 or later.
  • Review access controls and audit logs for unauthorized changes.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-27580 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Exploit for CVE-2025-27580: A predictable token vulnerability in NIH BRICS through 14.0.0-67 allows unauthenticated users with a Common Access Card (CAC) to escalate privileges and compromise any account, including administrators.

Python

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 6, 2025, 2:23 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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Updated: 12 hours, 30 minutes ago
7221 stars 1200 fork 1200 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 804 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-27580 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Apr. 24, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-335
    Added Reference https://brics.cit.nih.gov
    Added Reference https://bugculture.io/CVE-2025-27580/
    Added Reference https://github.com/brics-dev/brics
    Added Reference https://github.com/brics-dev/brics/blob/26bc6bb627a9a60e6c6a8a8c29735ae98c2e2679/core/src/main/java/gov/nih/tbi/CoreConstants.java#L38
    Added Reference https://github.com/brics-dev/brics/blob/26bc6bb627a9a60e6c6a8a8c29735ae98c2e2679/service/src/main/java/gov/nih/tbi/account/service/complex/AccountManagerImpl.java#L725-L732
    Added Reference https://github.com/RoseHacks/Vulnerability.Research/blob/main/CVE-2025-27580/README.md
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
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