CVE-2026-72857

HIGHPre-NVD 7.77.7—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-14. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
7.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.7Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
7.7
EG Score
7.7(high)
EG Risk
51(Track)
EG Risk 51/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity77% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

Budibase before 3.40.0 Credential Exposure via STRING Fields | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/budibase-before-credential-exposure-via-string-fields
github Patch Available🟡 PoC Available

Datasource secrets stored in STRING typed fields (MongoDB connection string, Firebase private key) are returned unredacted by the datasource read API · Advisory · Budibase/budibase · GitHub

https://github.com/Budibase/budibase/security/advisories/GHSA-6mpp-gfg5-x2vv

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72857(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 33× in last 7d / 36× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 20:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 20:02 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 20:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 19:33 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-18 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 19:07 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-17 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-17 06:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-16 18:26 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-16 18:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 06:13 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 18:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 05:47 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-15 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-14 17:33 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-14 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-14 16:25 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-14 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-14 10:38 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-14 10:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 22:25 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-13 22:09 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-13 22:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72857?
CVE-2026-72857 is a high vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-72857 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72857 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72857 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72857 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 82.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72857?
CVE-2026-72857 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72857?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72857, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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