CVE-2026-90817 PUBLISHED

Assigner: Securifera
Reserved: 13.09.2026 Published: 20.09.2026 Updated: 21.09.2026

An unauthenticated Remote Code Execution vulnerability was found in the survey passthrough routing and Data Import processing logic, in which a malicious user could potentially exploit it by manipulating HTTP requests to access an unintended controller route from a public survey context and by supplying a crafted file-path/stream parameter during import handling. If successfully exploited, this could allow the attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code on the REDCap server. The attacker does not have to be authenticated in order to exploit this, but exploitation requires knowledge of a valid public survey hash. This vulnerability exists in REDCap 13.3.0 and higher.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.8

Product Status

Vendor Vanderbilt University
Product REDCap
Versions Default: unknown
  • Version 13.3.0 is affected
  • Version 16.0.49 is unaffected
  • Version 17.3.10 is unaffected
  • Version 17.4.4 is unaffected

Solutions

Upgrade to REDCap 16.0.49 LTS, 17.3.10 LTS, or 17.4.4 Standard Release, as applicable.

Credits

  • Ryan Wincey (@rwincey, Securifera) finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE
  • CWE-73: External Control of File Name or Path CWE