Is CVE-2020-35189 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-35189 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-35189?

CVE-2020-35189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-35189?

CVE-2020-35189 has an EPSS score of 2.17% (80th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35189?

Upgrade kong alpine docker image to 1.0.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-35189

CRITICALEPSS 80th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The official kong docker images before 1.0.2-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user. System using the kong docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

kong alpine docker imageNVD

Affected:< 1.0.2Fixed in:1.0.2CVE-2020-35189derived 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

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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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.