CVE-2020-35185: Docker Ghost Alpine Docker Image

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The official ghost docker images before 2.16.1-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user. System using the ghost 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

• Docker Ghost Alpine Docker Image: before 2.16.1 (fixed in 2.16.1)

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