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Case File

CVE-2020-29579

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.17% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-12-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2020-29579
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
2.17%
Docker

Original 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.