CVE-2025-24965

.krun_config.json symlink attack creates or overwrites file on the host in crun

HIGH
8.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 19, 2025 at 04:46 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:59 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCrun

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Severity
HIGH8.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

crun is an open source OCI Container Runtime fully written in C. In affected versions A malicious container image could trick the krun handler into escaping the root filesystem, allowing file creation or modification on the host. No special permissions are needed, only the ability for the current user to write to the target file. The problem is fixed in crun 1.20 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.20
Affected range stops below 1.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.5HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-22

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