CVE-2020-29579

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-12-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The official Express Gateway Docker images before 1.14.0 contain a blank password for a root user. Systems using the Express Gateway Docker container deployed by affected versions of the Docker image may allow an remote attacker to achieve root access.

Affected products

Express-Gateway Docker Image: before 1.14.0 — fixed in 1.14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Express-Gateway Docker Image 1.14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-29579
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-29579

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