What is CVE-2020-35463?

CVE-2020-35463 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Instana Dynamic Apm, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-15.

How severe is CVE-2020-35463?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Instana Dynamic Apm

CVE-2020-35463

Version 1.0.0 of the Instana Dynamic APM Docker image contains a blank password for the root user. Systems deployed using affected versions of the Instana Dynamic APM container may allow a remote attacker to achieve root access with a blank password.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.021 (79.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Instana Dynamic_apm — versions 1.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-35463?: CVE-2020-35463 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Instana Dynamic Apm, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-12-15.
How severe is CVE-2020-35463?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.