CVE-2026-54445

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/blob/main/docs/release_notes.rst#500
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/issues/1932
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-fgmc-2hqj-86v4

Configurations

No configuration.

History

18 Jun 2026, 17:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-06-17 23:17

Updated : 2026-06-23 15:44

NVD link : CVE-2026-54445

Mitre link : CVE-2026-54445

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-54445

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-204

Observable Response Discrepancy

CWE-1393

Use of Default Password

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