Is CVE-2020-29579 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-29579 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-29579?

CVE-2020-29579 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-29579?

CVE-2020-29579 has an EPSS score of 2.17% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-29579?

Upgrade express-gateway docker image to 1.14.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-29579

CRITICALEPSS 80th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

express-gateway docker imageNVD

Affected:< 1.14.0Fixed in:1.14.0CVE-2020-29579derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

80thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 80% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.