Vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Runc
CVE-2025-52881
runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. In versions 1.2.7, 1.3.2 and 1.4.0-rc.2, an attacker can trick runc into misdirecting writes to /proc to other procfs files through the use of a rac…
EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linuxfoundation Runc — versions 1.4.0
- Opencontainers Runc — versions <= 1.2.7, < 1.2.8, <= 1.3.2, < 1.3.3, <= 1.4.0-rc.2, < 1.4.0-rc.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-52881?
- CVE-2025-52881 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linuxfoundation Runc, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-52881?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-52881 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.