CVE-2025-9276 - CVE House
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Status published Critical CVE-2025-9276

Cockroach Labs cockroach-k8s-request-cert Empty Root Password Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

References

Affected Vendor

Cockroach Labs

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Affected Software

cockroach-k8s-request-cert
Vulnerable Versions:
cockroachdb/cockroach-k8s-request-cert:latest

Timeline

Official Publish: September 2nd, 2025
Last Modified: September 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-258

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.