CVE-2025-27926
In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-27926- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-7826
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.
- Record
EUVD-2025-7826- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2w7-2v8j-jgm7
In Nintex Automation 5.6 and 5.7 before 5.8, the K2 SmartForms Designer folder has configuration...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h2w7-2v8j-jgm7- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2025-27926- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276, CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-27926 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Nintex Automation, published March 10, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.