What is CVE-2025-27926?

CVE-2025-27926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nintex Automation, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2025-27926?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Nintex Automation

CVE-2025-27926

In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration files (web.config) containing passwords that are readable by unauthorized users.

EPSS: 0.003 (23.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Nintex Automation — versions 5.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions
CWE-522 — Insufficiently Protected Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27926?: CVE-2025-27926 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nintex Automation, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-27926?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.