CVE-2020-35184
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: December 17, 2020 at 01:25 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:13 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorComposer Docker Image
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
The official composer docker images before 1.8.3 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the composer docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.8.3
Affected range stops below 1.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
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 (1)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-35184CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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