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CVE-2023-27561

HighCVSS 7 / 10
Published Mar 3, 2023·Last modified Apr 16, 2026
Affected Components(10)
opencontainers/runc
0.0.2
opencontainers/runc
0.0.4
opencontainers/runc
0.0.8
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Description

runc through 1.1.4 has Incorrect Access Control leading to Escalation of Privileges, related to libcontainer/rootfs_linux.go. To exploit this, an attacker must be able to spawn two containers with custom volume-mount configurations, and be able to run custom images. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2019-19921 regression.

Risk Scores
Base Score
7.0

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is difficult for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability and may require special conditions. An attacker needs basic access or low-level privileges. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the confidentiality of the information. There is a high impact on the integrity of the data. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
6.4

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.45%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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