runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. Versions 1.0.0-rc3 through 1.2.7, 1.3.0-rc.1 through 1.3.2, and 1.4.0-rc.1 through 1.4.0-rc.2, due to insufficient checks when bind-mounting /dev/pts/$n to /dev/console inside the container, an attacker can trick runc into bind-mounting paths which would normally be made read-only or be masked onto a path that the attacker can write to. This attack is very similar in concept and application to CVE-2025-31133, except that it attacks a similar vulnerability in a different target (namely, the bind-mount of /dev/pts/$n to /dev/console as configured for all containers that allocate a console). This happens after pivot_root(2), so this cannot be used to write to host files directly -- however, as with CVE-2025-31133, this can load to denial of service of the host or a container breakout by providing the attacker with a writable copy of /proc/sysrq-trigger or /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern (respectively). This issue is fixed in versions 1.2.8, 1.3.3 and 1.4.0-rc.3.
CVE-2025-52565
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.0%, top 93% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EPSS
- 40.6%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 6, 2025
Last Modified
December 3, 2025
References (9)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/01de9d65dc72f67b256ef03f9bfb795a2bf143b4
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/398955bccb7f20565c224a3064d331c19e422398
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/531ef794e4ecd628006a865ad334a048ee2b4b2e
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/9be1dbf4ac67d9840a043ebd2df5c68f36705d1d
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/aee7d3fe355dd02939d44155e308ea0052e0d53a
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/db19bbed5348847da433faa9d69e9f90192bfa64
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/de87203e625cd7a27141fb5f2ad00a320c69c5e8
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/commit/ff94f9991bd32076c871ef0ad8bc1b763458e480
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-qw9x-cqr3-wc7r
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-52565(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- CVE-2025-52565Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC)High
container escape due to /dev/console mount and related races
- RHSA-2026:10703Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:rhel8 security update
- RHSA-2026:8325Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: buildah, crun, podman, runc, and skopeo security update
- RHSA-2026:6492Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 4.12.87 bug fix and security update
- RHSA-2026:4693Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: container-tools:rhel8 security update
- RHSA-2026:4531Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: runc security update
- RHSA-2026:3462Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (ROCm)
- RHSA-2026:3461Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.2.2 (CUDA)
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Patch Availability(27)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Go(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/opencontainers/runc | — | 1.4.0-rc.3 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(11)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2025:19927IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:19927 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:20957IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:20957 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:21232IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:21232 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:21795IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:21795 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:21824IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:21824 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:22275IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:22275 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:23078IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:23078 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:23079IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:23079 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:23080IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:23080 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:23202IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:23202 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2025:23204IMPORTANT2025-11-05
RHSA-2025:23204 — Important
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