CVE-2020-29591
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 11, 2020 at 02:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRegistry
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
Versions of the Official registry Docker images through 2.7.0 contain a blank password for the root user. Systems deployed using affected versions of the registry container may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCProduct
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/docker/distribution-library-imagex_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/donghyunlee00/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2020-29591CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-521
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