CVE-2026-19871
Use of hard-coded credentials in Prospero Flow CRM employee onboarding
Description
Use of Hard-coded Credentials in the human resources component in Roskus Prospero Flow CRM before 5.15.9 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to authenticate as any employee onboarded through the standard flow, knowing only their email address, because the employee save controller falls back to the literal password "changeme" and the onboarding form provides no password field.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 14, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 14, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | 4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | 4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a |
Solution
- Update the application to version 5.15.9 or later.
- Change the default 'changeme' password immediately.
- Ensure the onboarding form requires a password.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-19871.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2026-19871 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-19871
weaknesses.
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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2026-19871 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2026-19871 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.
-
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-19871', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-08-14T14:36:34.997843Z'} -
New CVE Received by 4daa8cea-433a-44bd-9456-53b127fc289a
Aug. 14, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://github.com/Roskus/prospero-flow-crm', 'vendor': 'Roskus', 'modules': ['Human resources'], 'product': 'Prospero Flow CRM', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '5.15.9', 'versionType': 'semver'}], 'programFiles': ['app/Http/Controllers/Rrhh/Employee/EmployeeSaveController.php', 'resources/views/rrhh/employee/_form.blade.php'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] Added Description Use of Hard-coded Credentials in the human resources component in Roskus Prospero Flow CRM before 5.15.9 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to authenticate as any employee onboarded through the standard flow, knowing only their email address, because the employee save controller falls back to the literal password "changeme" and the onboarding form provides no password field. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-798 Added Reference https://github.com/Roskus/prospero-flow-crm/commit/5cc01ed958db4ad0a026a8daa1c6a8bb98a43e66 Added Reference https://secur0.com/en/cna/cve-list/cve-2026-19871-hardcoded-credentials-in-prospero-flow-crm-employee-onboarding