CVE-2020-29591

critical

Description

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.

References

https://hub.docker.com/_/registry

https://github.com/donghyunlee00/CVE/blob/main/CVE-2020-29591

https://github.com/docker/distribution-library-image

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-12-11

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H