CVE-2020-35467 describes a critical vulnerability in the Docker Docs Docker image, specifically versions through 2020-12-14, where the root user has a blank password. This flaw allows a remote attacker to gain root access to affected systems with minimal effort, as reflected by its CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2020-12-14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:docker:docs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.