5.3

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

Deferred
AliasesCGA-7mcv-mwfx-f943CGA-cgxh-pm4w-ghhhCGA-cq4x-p68p-5cr2
Published 17-09-2025Last modified 17-09-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-53884 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Use of a One-Way Hash without a Salt vulnerability in suse neuvector. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 4
OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15538-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21483-1SUSE-SU-2025:03289-1CGA-P5J3-XRMP-MM2G

Timeline

  1. 17-09-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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).

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Chainguard4 products
  • neuvector-scanner< 4.213-r0
  • neuvector-scanner-fips< 4.213-r0
  • neuvector-scanner-task< 4.213-r0
  • neuvector-scanner-task-fips< 4.213-r0
Wolfi2 products
  • neuvector-scanner< 4.213-r0
  • neuvector-scanner-task< 4.213-r0
Github.com/neuvector1 product
  • neuvector< 0.0.0-20250825191744-da1a462074c3 | All versions (No fix recorded)
Suse1 product

4 vendors · 8 products

References

9 links