Vulnerability in Nih Brics
CVE-2025-27580
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…
EPSS: 0.003 (56.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Nih Brics — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/brics-dev/brics
- brics.cit.nih.gov
- github.com/brics-dev/brics/blob/26bc6bb627a9a60e6c6a8a8c29735ae98c2e2679/core/s…
- github.com/brics-dev/brics/blob/26bc6bb627a9a60e6c6a8a8c29735ae98c2e2679/servic…
- github.com/RoseHacks/Vulnerability.Research/blob/main/CVE-2025-27580/README.md
- bugculture.io/CVE-2025-27580/
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-27580?
- CVE-2025-27580 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nih Brics, classified under Incorrect Usage of Seeds in Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-04-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-27580?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-27580 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.