RCE in Educoder Challenges

CVE-2025-45479

Insufficient security mechanisms for created containers in educoder challenges v1.0 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via injecting crafted content into a container.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (54.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 54.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-45479: held from 0.007 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-45479?
CVE-2025-45479 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Educoder Challenges, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-45479?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-45479 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.