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CVE-2026-88391

Northstar (dromara/northstar, quantitative trading platform) <= 9.1.1 enables the H2 Console but…

Risk score
70/100
CVSS
9.8 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.4%
Published
5 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
Northstar (dromara/northstar, quantitative trading platform) <= 9.1.1 enables the H2 Console but its auth interceptor only covers /northstar/, so /h2-console is exposed with no authentication and the embedded H2 DB uses default sa / empty password. Any network-reachable attacker can run arbitrary system commands via C…
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Apply the vendor's security update; see the linked advisory.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Amber

  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

Original description

Northstar (dromara/northstar, quantitative trading platform) <= 9.1.1 enables the H2 Console but its auth interceptor only covers /northstar/**, so /h2-console is exposed with no authentication and the embedded H2 DB uses default sa / empty password. Any network-reachable attacker can run arbitrary system commands via CREATE ALIAS (pre-auth RCE).

Last activity 5 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.