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CVE-2025-9276

Published: Sep 2, 2025

Modified: Sep 3, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

9.8

CRITICAL

Description

Cockroach Labs cockroach-k8s-request-cert Empty Root Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote attackers to bypass authentication on systems that use the affected version of the Cockroach Labs cockroach-k8s-request-cert container image. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the system shadow file. The issue results from a blank password setting for the root user. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-22195.

VendorProductVersions

Cockroach Labs

cockroach-k8s-request-cert

affected
cockroachdb/cockroach-k8s-request-cert:latest

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-258

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

ZDI-25-855
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