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CVE-2025-9276

CVE-2025-9276 PUBLISHED CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL

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.

EPSS 0.65% · 49.8th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.65%
49.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
cockroachlabscockroach-k8s-request-cert
Cockroach Labscockroach-k8s-request-certcockroachdb/cockroach-k8s-request-cert:latest

Timeline

  • Aug 20, 2025 PoC Published
  • Sep 2, 2025 CVE Published
  • Sep 2, 2025 PoC Published
  • Sep 3, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Sep 3, 2025 PoC Published
  • Sep 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Sep 11, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Sep 19, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Sep 27, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Oct 5, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Oct 13, 2025 EPSS Score
  • Oct 21, 2025 EPSS Score
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