NeuVector is shipping cryptographic material into its binary
Priority LOW 28CWE-321Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-321.
Summary
NeuVector used a hard-coded cryptographic key embedded in the source code. At compilation time, the key value was replaced with the secret key value and used to encrypt sensitive configurations when NeuVector stores the data.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00268 19th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed neuvector (SUSE): 5.4.7, 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4github.com/neuvector/neuvector (Go): 5.4.7, 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE | neuvector | 5.3.0 to before 5.4.7; 0.0.0-20230727023453-1c4957d53911 to before 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 | 5.4.7, 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/neuvector/neuvector (Go) | 5.3.0 to before 5.4.7 | 5.4.7 | Patch available | GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x |
| — | github.com/neuvector/neuvector (Go) | 0.0.0-20230727023453-1c4957d53911 to before 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 | 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 | Patch available | GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x |
- neuvector VendorSUSE Affected 5.3.0 to before 5.4.7; 0.0.0-20230727023453-1c4957d53911 to before 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 Fixed in 5.4.7, 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 Patch available CNA
- github.com/neuvector/neuvector (Go) Vendor— Affected 5.3.0 to before 5.4.7 Fixed in 5.4.7 Patch available GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x
- github.com/neuvector/neuvector (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.0.0-20230727023453-1c4957d53911 to before 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 Fixed in 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 Patch available GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x
Remediation
- Fix · CNA neuvector (SUSE) Fixed in 5.4.7, 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4
- Fix · GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x github.com/neuvector/neuvector (Go) Fixed in 5.4.7 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x github.com/neuvector/neuvector (Go) Fixed in 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-54471
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x
References
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Sources
- CVE-2025-54471 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-54471 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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