VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2025-53945
apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.12%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.12%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
apko allows users to build and publish OCI container images built from apk packages. Starting in version 0.27.0 and prior to version 0.29.5, critical files were inadvertently set to 0666, which could likely be abused for root escalation. Version 0.29.5 contains a fix for the issue.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-276
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/commit/04f37e2d50d5a502e155788561fb7d40de705bd9
- https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/commit/aedb0772d6bf6e74d8f17690946dbc791d0f6af3
- https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/releases/tag/v0.27.0
- https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/releases/tag/v0.29.5
- https://github.com/chainguard-dev/apko/security/advisories/GHSA-x6ph-r535-3vjw
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.