CVE-2024-25621

high

containerd is an open-source container runtime.

Vendor / product: Linuxfoundation — containerd

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 updating system administrator permissions so the host can manually chmod the directories to not have group or world accessible permissions, or to run containerd in rootless mode.

CVSS

7.8

7.8 (CVSS v3.1)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)

Timeline (UTC)

Published: 2025-11-06 19:15

Modified: 2026-11-08 20:10

NVD status: Analyzed

Last synced 3 days ago

Verified against the source API 2026-11-08 20:12 UTC

Exploitation

Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)

Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

linuxfoundation / containerd <1.7.29, ≥2.0.0 <2.0.7, ≥2.1.0 <2.1.5, 2.2.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-279

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-pwhc-rpq9-4c8w

Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/7c59e8e9e970d38061a77b586b23655c352bfec5

Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-pwhc-rpq9-4c8w

References

https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/rootless.md security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/7c59e8e9e970d38061a77b586b23655c352bfec5 security-advisories@github.com
https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-pwhc-rpq9-4c8w security-advisories@github.com

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-08 20:12 UTC · record ↗

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