Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-25041

RCE in Budibase ≤ 3.23.22

Published
09 March 2026
Modified
13 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v4 8.6
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0048 39th percentile
Risk Priority 31 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-25041 is a high-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Budibase Budibase. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked at the 39th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2026-25041 is a command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) affecting Budibase, a low-code platform for creating internal tools, workflows, and admin panels. The issue exists in versions 3.23.22 and earlier, specifically within the PostgreSQL integration located at packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts. User-controlled configuration values, including database name, host, password, and other connection parameters, are directly interpolated into shell commands without proper sanitization, enabling arbitrary command execution.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Exploitation requires high privileges (PR:H) and can be performed over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N). Successful attacks enable high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) within the unchanged scope (S:U), potentially allowing privileged users to execute arbitrary shell commands on the server.

Budibase has addressed the vulnerability via commit 9fdbff32fb9e69650ba899a799e13f80d9b09e93, with full details provided in the GitHub security advisory GHSA-726g-59wr-cj4c. The vulnerable code snippet appears at lines 529-531 in the file at https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/blob/f34d545602a7c94427bae63312a5ee9bf2aa6c85/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts. Security practitioners should upgrade to a patched version and review PostgreSQL integration configurations for sensitive deployments.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Budibase is a low code platform for creating internal tools, workflows, and admin panels. In 3.23.22 and earlier, the PostgreSQL integration constructs shell commands using user-controlled configuration values (database name, host, password, etc.) without proper sanitization. The password and other…

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connection parameters are directly interpolated into a shell command. This affects packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution
Adversaries may abuse command and script interpreters to execute commands, scripts, or binaries.
T1059.003 Windows Command Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse the Windows command shell for execution.
T1059.004 Unix Shell Execution
Adversaries may abuse Unix shell commands and scripts for execution.
T1059.001 PowerShell Execution
Adversaries may abuse PowerShell commands and scripts for execution.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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Affected Assets

budibase
budibase
≤ 3.23.22

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.2.5
  • V1.2.8
  • V15.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation can discover missing or incorrect command sanitization during development.

Input validation directly neutralizes or rejects special characters that would otherwise alter OS command structure.

Least privilege reduces the permissions available to any process that could be subverted by injected commands.

Least functionality restricts available OS commands and interpreters, limiting the blast radius of injection.

Secure engineering principles require proper neutralization of untrusted input before command construction.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

PR.PS-06's SDLC practices directly require secure coding and input handling that blocks command-injection defects, yet the single broad outcome leaves many specific neutralization vectors and verification gaps unaddressed.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Routine patching/maintenance can remediate known command-injection CVEs in dependencies (partial forward) but does nothing to stop developers from introducing improper neutralization in custom code (none reverse).

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing and code review target insecure use of operating-system command interfaces, catching command-injection flaws introduced during development.

References