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.
Problem types
CWE-258: Empty Password in Configuration File
Product status
cockroachdb/cockroach-k8s-request-cert:latest
References
www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-855/ (ZDI-25-855)
