# CVE-2025-10678: GO-2025-4040 - NetBird VPN does not remove the default password of an admin account in github.com/netbirdio/netbird

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-10678-netbird-vpn-does-not-remove-the-default-password-of-an-admin  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-10-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-10678 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2025-10-20

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

Technologies: [github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-netbirdio-netbird). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-10678 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-10678 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-10678?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 20 October 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.57.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-10678?** Yes. github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go): upgrade to 0.57.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-10678?** Check whether you run github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go): upgrade to 0.57.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/netbirdio/netbird@v0.57.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/netbirdio/netbird (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.57.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-10678
- GHSA-g3j4-58mp-3x25
- GO-2025-4040

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