Is CVE-2020-11075 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-11075 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-11075 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-11075 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-11075?

CVE-2020-11075 has a CVSS score of 9.9 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-11075

CWE-114Published: May 27, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.9

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

In Anchore Engine version 0.7.0, a specially crafted container image manifest, fetched from a registry, can be used to trigger a shell escape flaw in the anchore engine analyzer service during an image analysis process. The image analysis operation can only be executed by an authenticated user via a valid API request to anchore engine, or if an already added image that anchore is monitoring has its manifest altered to exploit the same flaw. A successful attack can be used to execute commands that run in the analyzer environment, with the same permissions as the user that anchore engine is run as - including access to the credentials that Engine uses to access its own database which have read-write ability, as well as access to the running engien analyzer service environment. By default Anchore Engine is released and deployed as a container where the user is non-root, but if users run Engine directly or explicitly set the user to 'root' then that level of access may be gained in the execution environment where Engine runs. This issue is fixed in version 0.7.1.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-11075 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.9.

The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.