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CVE-2025-2713

Improper File Permission Handling in Google gVisor runsc

6.8 MediumFix available

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.07%Up 0.1 points since Mar 29, 2025
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.8

Improper File Permission Handling in Google gVisor runsc

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Record
CVE-2025-2713
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-266
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-8644 6.8

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Record
EUVD-2025-8644
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4fj4-9m67-3mj3 6.8

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to...

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Record
GHSA-4fj4-9m67-3mj3
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-266, CWE-269
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.8

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Record
CVE-2025-2713
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-266
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.8

Improper File Permission Handling in Google gVisor runsc

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Record
CVE-2025-2713
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-266
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-2713 7.8

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-2713
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-2713 6.8

Google gVisor's runsc component exhibited a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to incorrect handling of file access permissions, which allowed unprivileged users to access restricted files. This occurred because the process initially ran with root-like permissions until the first fork.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-2713
CVSS 4.0
6.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Debian:12
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~20221219.0-20.0~20230807.0-10.0~20230807.0-20.0~20230807.0-30.0~20230807.0-4
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0.0~20230807.0-4~bpo12+10.0~20230807.0-50.0~20240729.0-10.0~20240729.0-20.0~20240729.0-30.0~20240729.0-40.0~20240729.0-4~bpo12+10.0~20240729.0-4~bpo12+20.0~20240729.0-50.0~20240729.0-60.0~20240729.0-7
 None known
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Debian:13
 before 0.0~20240729.0-1
0.0~20240729.0-1
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Debian:14
 before 0.0~20240729.0-1
0.0~20240729.0-1
golang-gvisor-gvisor
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0.0~20230807.0-4build10.0~20230807.0-4ubuntu0.24.04.10.0~20230807.0-4ubuntu0.24.04.20.0~20230807.0-4ubuntu0.24.04.3
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-2713 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Google Gvisor, published March 28, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.07%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in golang-gvisor-gvisor 0.0~20240729.0-1.

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