Admin with default credentials in NetBird VPN
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-1392Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0042 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed NetBird (NetBird VPN): 0.57.0github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go): 0.57.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NetBird VPN | NetBird | before 0.57.0 | 0.57.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) | before 0.57.0 | 0.57.0 | Patch available | GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25 |
- NetBird VendorNetBird VPN Affected before 0.57.0 Fixed in 0.57.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) Vendor— Affected before 0.57.0 Fixed in 0.57.0 Patch available GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25
Remediation
- Fix · CNA NetBird (NetBird VPN) Fixed in 0.57.0
- Fix · GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25 github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) Fixed in 0.57.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10678
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-10678 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-10678 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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