CVE-2020-29601

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.3% 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 notary docker images before signer-0.6.1-1 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the notary docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow an remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

Affected products

Docker Notary Docker Image: before signer-0.6.1-1 — fixed in signer-0.6.1-1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Docker Notary Docker Image signer-0.6.1-1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-29601
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-29601

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