CVE-2023-27573

Published Mar 11, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
netbox-docker before 2.5.0 has a superuser account with default credentials (admin password for the admin account, and 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567 value for SUPERUSER_API_TOKEN). In practice on the public Internet, almost all users changed the password but only about 90% changed the token. Having a default token value was intentional and was valuable for the main intended use case of the netbox-docker product (isolated development networks). Some users engaged in an effort to repurpose netbox-docker for production. The documentation for this effort stated that the defaults must not be used. However, installation did not ensure non-default values. The Supplier was aware of the CVE ID assignment and did not object to the assignment.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title netbox‑docker Default Superuser Credentials Exposed
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netboxlabs
Netboxlabs netbox-docker
Weaknesses CWE-798
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:netboxlabs:netbox-docker:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netboxlabs
Netboxlabs netbox-docker
Type Values Removed Values Added
Title netbox‑docker Default Superuser Credentials Exposed
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netbox
Netbox netbox-docker
Vendors & Products Netbox
Netbox netbox-docker
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description netbox-docker before 2.5.0 has a superuser account with default credentials (admin password for the admin account, and 0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567 value for SUPERUSER_API_TOKEN). In practice on the public Internet, almost all users changed the password but only about 90% changed the token. Having a default token value was intentional and was valuable for the main intended use case of the netbox-docker product (isolated development networks). Some users engaged in an effort to repurpose netbox-docker for production. The documentation for this effort stated that the defaults must not be used. However, installation did not ensure non-default values. The Supplier was aware of the CVE ID assignment and did not object to the assignment.
Weaknesses CWE-1392
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Mar 11, 2026, 2:23 PM
Reserved
Mar 3, 2023, 12:00 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 11, 2026, 6:17 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:45 AM