CVE-2025-53884
published 2025-09-17CVE-2025-53884: 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…
PriorityP428medium5.3CVSS 3.1
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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
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com | neuvector_neuvector | >= 5.0.0 < 5.4.6 | 5.4.6 |
| suse | neuvector | >= 5.0.0 < 5.4.6 | 5.4.6 |
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OSV
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack in github.com/neuvector/neuvector
osv·2025-09-08
CVE-2025-53884 NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack in github.com/neuvector/neuvector
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack in github.com/neuvector/neuvector
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack in github.com/neuvector/neuvector.
NOTE: The source advisory for this report contains additional versions that could not be automatically mapped to standard Go module versions.
(If this is causing false-positive reports from vulnerability scanners, please suggest an edit to the report.)
The additional affected modules and versions are: github.com/neuvector/neuvector from v5.0.0 before v5.4.6.
OSV
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack
osv·2025-08-28
CVE-2025-53884 [MEDIUM] NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack
### Impact
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).
NeuVector generates a cryptographically secure, random 16-character salt and uses it with the PBKDF2 algorithm to create the hash value for the following actions:
- Creating a user
- Updating a user’s password
- Creating an API key
**Note:** After upgrading to NeuVector 5.4.6, users must log in again so that NeuVector can regenerate the password hash. For API keys, you must send at least one request per API key to regenerate its hash value.
### Patches
This issue is fixed in NeuVector version **5.4.6** and later.
GHSA
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack
ghsa·2025-08-28
CVE-2025-53884 [MEDIUM] CWE-759 NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack
NeuVector has an insecure password storage vulnerable to rainbow attack
### Impact
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).
NeuVector generates a cryptographically secure, random 16-character salt and uses it with the PBKDF2 algorithm to create the hash value for the following actions:
- Creating a user
- Updating a user’s password
- Creating an API key
**Note:** After upgrading to NeuVector 5.4.6, users must log in again so that NeuVector can regenerate the password hash. For API keys, you must send at least one request per API key to regenerate its hash value.
### Patches
This issue is fixed in NeuVector version **5.4.6** and later.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
2025-09-17
Published