CVE-2020-29564: Hashicorp Consul Docker Image

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 6.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The official Consul Docker images 0.7.1 through 1.4.2 contain a blank password for a root user. System using the Consul 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

• Hashicorp Consul Docker Image: from 0.7.1, up to and including 1.4.2

Published 2020-12-08. Last modified 2026-06-17.