CVE-2020-15157
lowpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.023 · 83 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
In containerd (an industry-standard container runtime) before version 1.2.14 there is a credential leaking vulnerability. If a container image manifest in the OCI Image format or Docker Image V2 Schema 2 format includes a URL for the location of a specific image layer (otherwise known as a “foreign layer”), the default containerd resolver will follow that URL to attempt to download it. In v1.2.x but not 1.3.0 or later, the default containerd resolver will provide its authentication credentials if the server where the URL is located presents an HTTP 401 status code along with registry-specific HTTP headers. If an attacker publishes a public image with a manifest that directs one of the layers to be fetched from a web server they control and they trick a user or system into pulling the image, they can obtain the credentials used for pulling that image. In some cases, this may be the user's username and password for the registry. In other cases, this may be the credentials attached to the cloud virtual instance which can grant access to other cloud resources in the account. The default containerd resolver is used by the cri-containerd plugin (which can be used by Kubernetes), the ctr development tool, and other client programs that have explicitly linked against it. This vulnerability has been fixed in containerd 1.2.14. containerd 1.3 and later are not affected. If you are using containerd 1.3 or later, you are not affected. If you are using cri-containerd in the 1.2 series or prior, you should ensure you only pull images from trusted sources. Other container runtimes built on top of containerd but not using the default resolver (such as Docker) are not affected.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.6–6.1
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2022-1002Amazon Linux 2: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2021-12-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Amazon Linux 2 ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder falsche Informationen darzustellen.
- GHSA-742w-89gc-8m9ccontainerd v1.2.x can be coerced into leaking credentials during image pull2022-02-11ghsa · osvUS
## Impact If a container image manifest in the OCI Image format or Docker Image V2 Schema 2 format includes a URL for the location of a specific image layer (otherwise known as a “foreign layer”), the default containerd resolver will follow that URL to attempt to download it. In v1.2.x but not 1.3.0 or later, the default containerd resolver will provide its authentication credentials if the server where the URL is located presents an HTTP 401 status code along with registry-specific HTTP headers. If an attacker publishes a public image with a manifest that directs one of the layers to be fetched from a web server they control and they trick a user or system into pulling the image, they can obtain the credentials used for pulling that image. In some cases, this may be the user's username and password for the registry. In other cases, this may be the credentials attached to the cloud virtual instance which can grant access to other cloud resources in the account. The default containerd resolver is used by the cri-containerd plugin (which can be used by Kubernetes), the ctr development tool, and other client programs that have explicitly linked against it. This vulnerability has been rated by the containerd maintainers as medium, with a CVSS score of 6.1 and a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N. ## Patches This vulnerability has been fixed in containerd 1.2.14. containerd 1.3 and later are not affected. ## Workarounds If you are using containerd 1.3 or later, you are not affected. If you are using cri-containerd in the 1.2 series or prior, you should ensure you only pull images from trusted sources. Other container runtimes built on top of containerd but not using the default resolver (such as Docker) are not affected. ## Credits The containerd maintainers would like to thank Brad Geesaman, Josh Larsen, Ian Coldwater, Duffie Cooley, and Rory McCune for responsibly disclosing this issue in accordance with the [containerd security policy](https://github.com/containerd/project/blob/master/SECURITY.md).
- GO-2022-0803containerd v1.2.x can be coerced into leaking credentials during image pull in github.com/containerd/containerd2024-08-21vendor · osvUS
containerd v1.2.x can be coerced into leaking credentials during image pull in github.com/containerd/containerd
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (25)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/releases/tag/v1.2.14cnnvd
- https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-742w-89gc-8m9ccnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15157cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159576/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-4589-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161543/Red-Hat-Security-Advisory-2020-5634-01.htmlcnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4589-1/cnnvd
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4589-2/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/containerd-information-disclosure-via-Image-Pull-Credentials-33614cnnvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan