CVE-2020-15115
No minimum password length in etcd
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2020 at 09:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:56 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsFedoraEtcdEtcd
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
etcd before versions 3.3.23 and 3.4.10 does not perform any password length validation, which allows for very short passwords, such as those with a length of one. This may allow an attacker to guess or brute-force users' passwords with little computational effort.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
95%
3.3.0 ≤ v < 3.3.233.4.0 ≤ v < 3.4.10
Affected range stops below 3.3.23, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/etcd-io/etcd/security/advisories/GHSA-4993-m7g5-r9hhVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/L6B6R43Y7M3DCHWK3L3UVGE2K6WWECMP/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-521
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