9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-90817
REDCap Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

An unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability was found in the survey passthrough routing and Data Import processing logic, in which a malicious user could potentially exploit it by manipulating HTTP requests to access an unintended controller route from a public survey context and by supplying a crafted file-path/stream parameter during import handling. If successfully exploited, this could allow the attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the REDCap server. The attacker does not have to be authenticated in order to exploit this, but exploitation requires knowledge of a valid public survey hash. This vulnerability exists in REDCap 13.3.0 and higher.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2026, 1:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 20, 2026, 1:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL c35fbbdf-8d87-49b6-8120-920a36e62b7f
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
Patch REDCap to fix RCE via survey routing and data import logic.
  • Update REDCap to the latest version.
  • Apply vendor patches for vulnerability.
  • Review and restrict HTTP request handling.
  • Validate file path and stream parameters.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.securifera.com/advisories/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability was found in the survey passthrough routing and Data Import processing logic, in which a malicious user could potentially exploit it by manipulating HTTP requests to access an unintended controller route from a public survey context and by supplying a crafted file-path/stream parameter during import handling. If successfully exploited, this could allow the attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the REDCap server. The attacker does not have to be authenticated in order to exploit this, but exploitation requires knowledge of a valid public survey hash. This vulnerability exists in REDCap 13.3.0 and higher.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-94
    Added CWE CWE-73
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/90xxx/CVE-2026-90817.json">CVE-2026-90817</a>
    Added Reference https://www.securifera.com/advisories/
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