Critical severity · published Mar 23, 2026
CVE-2026-4404
Use of hard coded credentials in GoHarbor Harbor
9.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use of hard coded credentials in GoHarbor Harbor version 2.15.0 and below, allows attackers to use the default password and gain access to the web UI.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 43% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HA
Harbor · Harbor
0.1.0 through 2.15.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4404
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4404
Not Applicable
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1393.html
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/issues/1937
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/pull/22751
Product
https://goharbor.io/docs/1.10/install-config/run-installer-script/#:~:text=If%20you%20did%20not%20change%20them%20in%20harbor.yml,%20the%20default%20administrator%20username%20and%20password%20are%20admin%20and%20Harbor12345
Third Party Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/577436
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