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CVE-2026-54445 (GCVE-0-2026-54445)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-17 22:14 – Updated: 2026-06-18 15:49
VLAI
Title
Vantage6: Set admin user and password from environment or configuration
Summary
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.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
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
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-06-18 15:49 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-204 - Observable Response Discrepancy
  • CWE-1393 - Use of Default Password
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
vantage6 vantage6 Affected: < 5.0.0
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