VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-29564

System using the Consul Docker container deployed by affected versions of the Docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 6.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The official Consul Docker images 0.7.1 through 1.4.2 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the Consul Docker container deployed by affected versions of the Docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 6.17% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: hashicorp/consul docker image
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-29564Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-29564Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.