Read the docs
TI-2026-39308 Aliases CVE-2026-54445GHSA-fgmc-2hqj-86v4

Vantage6: Set admin user and password from environment or configuration

Priority LOW 32CWE-1393Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-204.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed vantage6 (vantage6): 5.0.0vantage6 (PyPI): 5.0.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
vantage6vantage6before 5.0.05.0.0Patch availableCNA
—vantage6 (PyPI)before 5.0.05.0.0Patch availableGHSA-fgmc-2hqj-86v4
  • vantage6 Vendorvantage6 Affected before 5.0.0 Fixed in 5.0.0 Patch available CNA
  • vantage6 (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 5.0.0 Fixed in 5.0.0 Patch available GHSA-fgmc-2hqj-86v4

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——vantage6
  • cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·vantage6

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA vantage6 (vantage6) Fixed in 5.0.0
  • Fix · GHSA-fgmc-2hqj-86v4 vantage6 (PyPI) Fixed in 5.0.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54445
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgmc-2hqj-86v4

References

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2024-14786 vantage6 unencrypted task can be created in encrypted collaboration CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2024-14378 vantage6 insecure SSH configuration for node and server containers CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-14374 Remote code execution in vantage6 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-09727 Refresh tokens do not expire in Vantage6 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-25773 vantage6 Node accepts non-whitelisted algorithms from malicious server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-39377 vantage6 node has an Improper Access Control issue CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
See all 23 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences