THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2020-29564
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2020-29564

Consul Docker Image vulnerability

CVSS
9.8
EPSS
6.2%
EPSS pct
93th
Exploited
No known
The official Consul Docker images 0.7.1 through 1.4.2 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the Consul Docker container deployed by affected versions of the Docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.
Affected vendor
Hashicorp
Affected product
Consul Docker Image
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-12-08

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 6.2% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 93% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2020-29564

  • Confirm whether Hashicorp Consul Docker Image is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2020-29564.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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