CVE-2025-5981 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-5981: Arbitrary File write in OSV-SCALIBR

Vendor Google
Product osv-scalibr
Weakness CWE-427
Published June 18, 2025
Last update June 18, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction —
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS 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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 18, 2025 CVE published
June 18, 2025 Record updated