Vulnerability in Youki-dev Youki
CVE-2025-62596
Youki is a container runtime written in Rust. In versions 0.5.6 and below, youki’s apparmor handling performs insufficiently strict write-target validation, and when combined with path substitution during pathname resolution, can allow wri…
EPSS: 0.002 (15.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Youki-dev Youki — versions < 0.5.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-62596?
- CVE-2025-62596 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Youki-dev Youki, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2025-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2025-62596?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.