CVE-2020-35186

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2020-12-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-306

Description

The official adminer docker images before 4.7.0-fastcgi contain a blank password for a root user. System using the adminer docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

Affected products

Docker Adminer: from 4.2.5-fastcgi before 4.7.0-fastcgi — fixed in 4.7.0-fastcgi

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Docker Adminer 4.7.0-fastcgi. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-35186
https://github.com/koharin/koharin2/blob/main/CVE-2020-35186

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