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CVE-2025-8077: SUSE neuvector · Use of Default Password

Affects SUSE neuvectorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 46% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Sep 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SUSE neuvectorAffected
  • =5.0.0
  • >=5.0.0 <=5.4.5
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

The primary mitigation is to immediately change the default admin password after deployment to prevent unauthorized access. Administrators should ensure that default credentials are not used in production environments.

Description

CVE-2025-8077 is a critical vulnerability in SUSE NeuVector up to version 5.4.5 where a fixed default password is used for the built-in admin account. If this default password is not changed immediately after deployment, any workload with network access within the cluster can use these credentials to obtain an authentication token. This token allows the attacker to perform any operation via NeuVector APIs, leading to full compromise of the system's security controls.

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