CVE-2020-35462 describes a critical vulnerability in version 3.16.0 of the CoScale agent Docker image, where the root user has a blank password. This flaw allows a remote attacker to gain root access to systems deploying the affected container. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no authentication or user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.16.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:coscale_agent_project:coscale_agent:3.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.