CVE-2025-54471: suse neuvector Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesCGA-47c7-m6wm-5xfvCGA-4q4r-mf5r-7g7gCGA-cq4g-w2q8-rhw7CGA-q2j4-xwcf-c29wCGA-rjh6-q3wx-7c8rCGA-v8v9-w2qx-g5wjGHSA-h773-7gf7-9m2xGO-2025-4043CGA-32r3-w4xh-gwxqCGA-365w-gmmc-w5j5CGA-7r6v-9442-qjf6CGA-v4pg-789r-8hcw
Published 30-10-2025Last modified 30-10-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-54471 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in suse neuvector. EPSS estimates a 0.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.27%
0%100%
Low · +0.02 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 5Timeline
- 30-10-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-10-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 5 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 5 agree
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
18%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.25% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.27%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard5 products
- neuvector-scanner< 3.962-r0
- neuvector-scanner-fips< 3.962-r0
- neuvector-scanner-monitor< 3.962-r0
- neuvector-scanner-task< 3.962-r0
- neuvector-scanner-task-fips< 3.962-r0
Wolfi3 products
- neuvector-scanner< 3.962-r0
- neuvector-scanner-monitor< 3.962-r0
- neuvector-scanner-task< 3.962-r0
Github.com/neuvector1 product
- neuvector≥ 5.3.0, < 5.4.7 | ≥ 0.0.0-20230727023453-1c4957d53911, < 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4
Suse1 product
- neuvector≥ 5.3.0, < 5.4.7 | ≥ 0.0.0-20230727023453-1c4957d53911, < 0.0.0-20251020133207-084a437033b4
4 vendors · 10 products
