First published: Tue Dec 15 2020(Updated: )
The Docker Docs Docker image through 2020-12-14 contains a blank password for the root user. Systems deployed using affected versions of the Docker Docs container may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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<=2020-12-14 |
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The vulnerability ID for this Docker Docs vulnerability is CVE-2020-35467.
The severity of CVE-2020-35467 is critical with a severity value of 9.8.
A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2020-35467 by using a blank password for the root user to achieve root access.
You can check if your system is affected by CVE-2020-35467 by verifying the Docker Docs Docker image version and ensuring it is up to 2020-12-14.
To fix CVE-2020-35467, update the Docker Docs Docker image to a version that does not contain a blank password for the root user.