davift opened a new issue, #14075: URL: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/issues/14075
### The required feature described as a wish **Description:** By default, CloudStack uses a hard-coded password for all System VMs. **Affected Components:** System VMs (SSVM, CPVM, and VR) **Impact:** An attacker who knows the default credentials, which are publicly documented, and has console access to any System VM could log in as `root`. - On a VR: the attacker could act as a man-in-the-middle (MITM). - On a SSVM: the attacker could tamper with templates and ISOs, and delete snapshots. - On a CPVM: the attacker could potentially install a keylogger on noVNC sessions. Steps to Reproduce: - Open the Console of any System VM. - Enter the default username `root` and password `password`. **Recommended Remediation:** Enable randomization of System VM passwords by default, while allowing administrators to disable this behavior if needed. **Note:** This feature already exists. Additionally, documentation improvements have been proposed to clarify how to enable and use it. -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
