CVE-2026-54445

Vantage6: Set admin user and password from environment or configuration

Published Jun 17, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Versions prior to 5.0.0 provide an initial user with username `root` and password `root`. This is not ideal because attackers know that almost all vantage6 servers have a user with username `root` that probably has admin rights, and the initial password is very weak and it is possible that administrators forget to reset it. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. As a workaround, it is possible to delete the `root` user after it has been used to create other users.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-fgmc-2hqj-86v4 Vantage6: Set admin user and password from environment or configuration
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Vantage6
Vantage6 vantage6
Vendors & Products Vantage6
Vantage6 vantage6
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description vantage6 is an open-source infrastructure for privacy preserving analysis. Versions prior to 5.0.0 provide an initial user with username `root` and password `root`. This is not ideal because attackers know that almost all vantage6 servers have a user with username `root` that probably has admin rights, and the initial password is very weak and it is possible that administrators forget to reset it. Version 5.0.0 fixes the issue. As a workaround, it is possible to delete the `root` user after it has been used to create other users.
Title Vantage6: Set admin user and password from environment or configuration
Weaknesses CWE-1393
CWE-204
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jun 18, 2026, 3:49 PM
Reserved
Jun 15, 2026, 3:30 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jun 17, 2026, 11:17 PM
Modified
Jun 23, 2026, 3:44 PM