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CVE-2025-10678VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-10678: NetBird · Use of Default Credentials

Affects NetBirdSource CVE Database V5

0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 0.57.0 as a priority.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.57.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade NetBird to 0.57.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
NetBird VPN NetBirdAffected
  • =0
  • <0.57.0
Fixed in
  • 0.57.0

AI-suggested

1. Immediately upgrade all NetBird VPN installations to version 0.57.0 or later, where the vulnerability is fixed. 2. For existing deployments, verify that no default admin accounts with default passwords remain; remove or change these credentials promptly. 3. Audit Docker-based NetBird deployments to ensure default users are removed or passwords changed. 4. Implement network segmentation to limit VPN administrative interface exposure to trusted management networks only. 5. Employ multi-factor authentication (MFA) for VPN administrative access to add an additional security layer. 6. Monitor VPN logs for any unauthorized access attempts or suspicious activities related to admin accounts. 7. Educate system administrators on the risks of default credentials and enforce secure installation and configuration procedures. 8. Regularly review and update VPN configurations and credentials as part of routine security hygiene. 9. Consider deploying intrusion detection/prevention systems to detect exploitation attempts targeting this vulnerability. 10. Maintain an incident response plan to quickly contain and remediate any compromise resulting from this vulnerability.

Description

NetBird VPN when installed using vendor's provided script failed to remove or change default password of an admin account created by ZITADEL. This issue affects instances installed using vendor's provided script. This issue may affect instances created with Docker if the default password was not changed nor the user was removed. This issue has been fixed in version 0.57.0

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