SUSE Virtualization Harvester Exposes Default SSH Login Credentials
CVE-2025-62877

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Suse
Status
Harvester
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 January 2026

What is CVE-2025-62877?

Projects utilizing the SUSE Virtualization (Harvester) environment risk unintentionally revealing the OS's default SSH login password when employing interactive installers, specifically versions 1.5.x or 1.6.x. This vulnerability arises during the creation of new clusters or the addition of new hosts to existing clusters. Users opting for the PXE boot method along with proper Harvester configuration are not impacted. It is crucial for users and administrators to review their deployment practices to mitigate potential security risks associated with this exposure.

Affected Version(s)

harvester 1.6.0

harvester 1.5.0

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2025-62877
https://github.com/harvester/harvester/security/advisorie...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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