CVE-2025-8077

NeuVector admin account has insecure default password

Published Sep 17, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A vulnerability exists in NeuVector versions up to and including 5.4.5, where a fixed string is used as the default password for the built-in `admin` account. If this password is not changed immediately after deployment, any workload with network access within the cluster could use the default credentials to obtain an authentication token. This token can then be used to perform any operation via NeuVector APIs.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-29463 A vulnerability exists in NeuVector versions up to and including 5.4.5, where a fixed string is used as the default password for the built-in `admin` account. If this password is not changed immediately after deployment, any workload with network access within the cluster could use the default credentials to obtain an authentication token. This token can then be used to perform any operation via NeuVector APIs.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8pxw-9c75-6w56 NeuVector admin account has insecure default password
History
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First Time appeared Neuvector
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Vendors & Products Neuvector
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A vulnerability exists in NeuVector versions up to and including 5.4.5, where a fixed string is used as the default password for the built-in `admin` account. If this password is not changed immediately after deployment, any workload with network access within the cluster could use the default credentials to obtain an authentication token. This token can then be used to perform any operation via NeuVector APIs.
Title NeuVector admin account has insecure default password
Weaknesses CWE-1393
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
suse
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 5:48 PM
Reserved
Jul 23, 2025, 8:11 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 17, 2025, 1:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 9:10 PM