CVE-2020-35185 describes a critical vulnerability in official Ghost Docker images prior to version 2.16.1-alpine, where a blank password for the root user could allow remote attackers to gain root access. This presents a severe risk with a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating an easily exploitable network-based attack with no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:ghost_alpine_docker_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.