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CVE-2026-72857

Budibase before 3.40.0 Credential Exposure via STRING Fields

Published: Aug 13, 2026Updated: Aug 14, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-522
7.7HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 82.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Budibase before 3.40.0 fails to redact datasource credentials stored in STRING typed fields, allowing authenticated users to read MongoDB connection strings and Firebase private keys in plaintext. Attackers with table read permissions can retrieve datasource configurations through the read API to obtain live backend database credentials and service account keys.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-522

Affected Products

Budibase
commercialaka budibase/budibase
budibaseMixed
Cloud & SaaS / saas-application

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-6mpp-gfg5-x2vv
github.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/budibase-before-credential-exposure-via-string-fields
vulncheck.com

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