GCVE-110-OSM-2021-9

Advisory PublishedCVSS 8.8/10

Vulnetix · Advisory published March 26, 2021

Malicious Docker Hub image containing XMRig Monero cryptominer. Part of a campaign involving 30 malicious images across 10 Docker Hub accounts with over 20 million total pulls, generating approximately USD 200,000 in illicit Monero mining profits. Docker image embeds XMRig cryptocurrency miner that activates on container startup. The image is designed to abuse cloud container infrastructure for unauthorized Monero mining. Mining pool credentials are embedded in the image configuration.

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Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-506Embedded Malicious Code

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

High · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
unknown	xmrigdocker/docker2	all (affected)	—

References

Malicious dockerhub container image: xmrigdocker/docker2

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