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CVE-2026-25753: PlaciPy has a Hard-Coded Default Password for All Student Accounts (Account Takeover)

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-259

Description

PlaciPy is a placement management system designed for educational institutions. In version 1.0.0, the application uses a hard-coded, static default password for all newly created student accounts. This results in mass account takeover, allowing any attacker to log in as any student once the password is known.

Affected products

• Praskla-Technology assessment-placipy: 1.0.0

References

• https://github.com/Praskla-Technology/assessment-placipy/security/advisories/GHSA-6537-cf56-j9w2

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