CVE-2024-25621 — Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions in Containerd

CWE-279 — Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions12 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
CNA7.3
EPSS
0.0%
top 99.81%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
ContainerdGithub.com Containerd ContainerdGithub.com Containerd Containerd V2+1 more
Timeline
PublishedNov 6
Latest updateJan 29

Description

containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 0.1.0 through 1.7.28, 2.0.0-beta.0 through 2.0.6, 2.1.0-beta.0 through 2.1.4 and 2.2.0-beta.0 through 2.2.0-rc.1 have an overly broad default permission vulnerability. Directory paths `/var/lib/containerd`, `/run/containerd/io.containerd.grpc.v1.cri` and `/run/containerd/io.containerd.sandbox.controller.v1.shim` were all created with incorrect permissions. This issue is fixed in versions 1.7.29, 2.0.7, 2.1.5 and 2.2.0. Workarounds include …

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages6 packages

▶CVEListV5containerd/containerd< 1.7.29+3
▶NVDlinuxfoundation/containerd2.0.0 — 2.0.7+3
▶Gogithub.com/containerd_containerd_v22.1.0-beta.0 — 2.1.5+2
▶Debiancontainerd/containerd< 1.4.13~ds1-1~deb11u6+3

Patches

Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
OSV
containerd, containerd-app vulnerabilities↗2026-01-29
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OSV
containerd affected by a local privilege escalation via wide permissions on CRI directory in github.com/containerd/containerd↗2025-11-17
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GHSA
containerd affected by a local privilege escalation via wide permissions on CRI directory↗2025-11-06
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CVEList
containerd affected by a local privilege escalation via wide permissions on CRI directory↗2025-11-06
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OSV
CVE-2024-25621: containerd is an open-source container runtime↗2025-11-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
containerd vulnerabilities↗2026-01-29
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Microsoft
containerd affected by a local privilege escalation via wide permissions on CRI directory↗2025-11-11
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Red Hat
github.com/containerd/containerd: containerd local privilege escalation↗2025-11-06
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Debian
CVE-2024-25621: containerd - containerd is an open-source container runtime. Versions 0.1.0 through 1.7.28, 2...↗2024
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2024-25621 trivy: containerd local privilege escalation [fedora-43]↗2025-12-04
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CVE-2024-25621 — Containerd vulnerability | cvebase