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CVE-2020-29591 (GCVE-0-2020-29591)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-11 14:27 – Updated: 2024-08-04 16:55
VLAI
Summary
Versions of the Official registry Docker images through 2.7.0 contain a blank password for the root user. Systems deployed using affected versions of the registry container may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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