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3 actionable advisories, newest first. Withdrawn advisories and news are excluded. Coverage is partial.

  1. Medium, CVSS 4.4GoPublished

    NetBird has Race Condition on UpdateUser Function, Resulting in Privilege Escalation From Admin to Owner

    GHSA-rxmp-8h9v-56cx

    Affected
    • Go github.com/netbirdio/netbird <= 0.65.2
    Fixed in
    0.65.3· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    A race condition vulnerability allows authenticated admin-privileged users to escalate to owner privilege. Details The vulnerability exists in the updateUser function, which is connected to the /users/{userId} PUT request. This function then calls the SaveOrAddUsers function, which checks the user's permissions on two separate occasions. The first check verifies whether the initiator is an admin or owner and rejects the request if the initiator is not. The second check retrieves the user role details from the database again and saves them in a variable called initiatorUser. SaveOrAddUsers Function Location: netbird/management/server/user.go — Line 556 Afterwards, the validateUserUpdate function is called, which checks if the initiator has permission to update that specific user's role. This validation is lacking, as it assumes the initiator is an admin or owner. In the case that the initiator is a regular user, these conditions do not apply, and the target can be updated to…

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.65.3 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →
  2. Critical, CVSS 9.3GoPublished

    NetBird VPN does not remove the default password of an admin account

    CVE-2025-10678 · GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25

    Affected
    • Go github.com/netbirdio/netbird < 0.57.0
    Fixed in
    0.57.0· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    NetBird VPN when installed using vendor's provided script failed to remove or change default password of an admin account created by ZITADEL. This issue affects instances installed using vendor's provided script. This issue may affect instances created with Docker if the default password was not changed nor the user was removed. This issue has been fixed in version 0.57.0.

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.57.0 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →
  3. High, CVSS 8.7GoPublished

    NetBird uses a static initialization vector (IV)

    CVE-2024-41260 · GHSA-9v35-4xcr-w9ph

    Affected
    • Go github.com/netbirdio/netbird >= 0.23.2, < 0.29.2
    Fixed in
    0.29.2· Vendor fix available
    Issue
    A static initialization vector (IV) in the encrypt function of netbird management's service from v0.23.2 to v0.29.1 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information (email addresses) when in possession of the audit events database.

    Recommended action: Upgrade to 0.29.2 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.

    Sources:github.comSource checked Evidence →