Portainer through 1.19.2 provides an API endpoint (/api/users/admin/check) to verify that the admin user is already created
Published Nov 20, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.47%
Description
Portainer through 1.19.2 provides an API endpoint (/api/users/admin/check) to verify that the admin user is already created. This API endpoint will return 404 if admin was not created and 204 if it was already created. Attackers can set an admin password in the 404 case.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01469) | 72.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01469) | 72.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 70.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.30% (0.00304) | 69.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 67.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 63.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.69% (0.00690) | 77.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.50% (0.00497) | 72.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- https://github.com/lichti/shodan-portainer/ x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/portainer/portainer/issues/2475 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/lichti/shodan-portainer/ | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/portainer/portainer/issues/2475 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingMitigationThird Party Advisory |
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