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TI-2025-05403 Aliases CVE-2025-5981GHSA-2hcm-q3f4-fjgw

Arbitrary File write in OSV-SCALIBR

Priority LOW 25CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Active
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00217 12th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed osv-scalibr (Google): 0.1.8github.com/google/osv-scalibr (Go): 0.2.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Googleosv-scalibr0.1.3 to before 0.1.80.1.8Patch availableCNA
—github.com/google/osv-scalibr (Go)0.1.3 to before 0.2.10.2.1Patch availableGHSA-2hcm-q3f4-fjgw
  • osv-scalibr VendorGoogle Affected 0.1.3 to before 0.1.8 Fixed in 0.1.8 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/google/osv-scalibr (Go) Vendor— Affected 0.1.3 to before 0.2.1 Fixed in 0.2.1 Patch available GHSA-2hcm-q3f4-fjgw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:osv-scalibr:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*0.1.3 to before 0.1.8VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:osv-scalibr:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:* Versions 0.1.3 to before 0.1.8 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA osv-scalibr (Google) Fixed in 0.1.8
  • Fix · GHSA-2hcm-q3f4-fjgw github.com/google/osv-scalibr (Go) Fixed in 0.2.1 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-5981
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hcm-q3f4-fjgw

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

Sources

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