CVE-2019-12890
RedwoodHQ 2.5.5 does not require any authentication for database operations, which allows remote attackers to create admin users via a con.automationframework users insert_one call.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
RedwoodHQ 2.5.5 does not require any authentication for database operations, which allows remote attackers to create admin users via a con.automationframework users insert_one call.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 6.22% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- redwoodhq/redwoodhq
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 4.5% on 21 September 2026 to 6.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46992Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK9AvoJDtxYExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46992Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK9AvoJDtxYExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.