CVE-2025-53884: NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-759

Description

NeuVector stores user passwords and API keys using a simple, unsalted hash. This method is vulnerable to rainbow table attack (offline attack where hashes of known passwords are precomputed).

Affected products

SUSE neuvector: from 5.0.0 before 5.4.6 — fixed in 5.4.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: SUSE neuvector 5.4.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-53884
https://github.com/neuvector/neuvector/security/advisories/GHSA-8ff6-pc43-jwv3

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