# CVE-2026-4404: GO-2026-4845 - Harbor allows the use of the default password for web UI login in github.com/goharbor/harbor

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-4404-harbor-allows-the-use-of-the-default-password-for-web-ui-login  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-03-26  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-4404 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-03-26

Harbor allows the use of the default password for web UI login in github.com/goharbor/harbor

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-4404 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-4404 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-4404?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 26 March 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=2.15.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-4404?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-4404?** Check whether you run github.com/goharbor/harbor (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.

## Affected products

- github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,last_affected=2.15.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-4404
- GHSA-hj7x-hmf2-hc2p
- GO-2026-4845

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