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CVE-2025-5981
CVE-2025-5981
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.7 MEDIUM
Arbitrary File write in OSV-SCALIBR
Reported by google · Published June 18, 2025
github.com/google/osv-scalibr is fixed in 0.2.1 (Go Modules)
Arbitrary file write as the OSV-SCALIBR user on the host system via a path traversal vulnerability when using OSV-SCALIBR's unpack() function for container images. Particularly, when using the CLI flag --remote-image on untrusted container images.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/google/osv-scalibr | Go Modules | 0.2.1 |
| osv-scalibr | GitHub Packages | 0.1.8 |
| osv-scalibr | 0.1.8 |
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
5.7
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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| osv-scalibr | 0.1.3 | |
| github.com | google/osv-scalibr | 0.1.3 |
| osv-scalibr | 0.1.3 |
Timeline
- Jun 18, 2025 CVE Published
- Jun 18, 2025 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 18, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (11 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 18, 2025 CVE Updated
- Mar 10, 2026 Security Advisory
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