Critical severity · published Dec 17, 2020
CVE-2020-35192
The official vault docker images before 0.11.6 contain a blank password for a root user
9.8
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The official vault docker images before 0.11.6 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the vault docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.9% · higher than 87% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VA
Vault · Hashicorp
0.6.0 before 0.11.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35192
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-35192
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-35192
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