CVE-2025-5981

Severity CVSS v4.0:

MEDIUM

Type:

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Publication date:

18/06/2025

Last modified:

18/06/2025

Description

Arbitrary file write as the OSV-SCALIBR user on the host system via a path traversal vulnerability when using OSV-SCALIBR&#39;s unpack() function for container images. Particularly, when using the CLI flag --remote-image on untrusted container images.

Impact

Vector 4.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N CVSS v4.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 5.70 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Attack Requirements (AT): Present
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): Active
Confidentiality (VC): High
Integrity (VI): Low
Availability (VA): None
Confidentiality (SC): High
Integrity (SI): Low
Availability (SA): None

Base Score 4.0

5.70

Severity 4.0

MEDIUM

CVE-2025-5981

Description

Impact

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