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CVE-2020-35187: influxdata telegraf

Modified
Published 17-12-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-35187 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in influxdata telegraf. EPSS estimates a 2.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 9.8 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 2% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.20%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-12-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The official telegraf docker images before 1.9.4-alpine (Alpine specific) contain a blank password for a root user. System using the telegraf docker container deployed by affected versions of the docker image may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.20%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.20% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Influxdata1 product
  • telegraf≥ 0.13.0-alpine, < 1.9.4-alpine

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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