# CVE-2024-25621

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2024-25621
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 7.3 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-279
- **Published:** Nov 6, 2025
- **Last Modified:** Mar 13, 2026

## Description

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.

## Affected Products

- containerd — containerd (< 1.7.29)
- containerd — containerd (>= 2.0.0-beta.0, < 2.0.7)
- containerd — containerd (>= 2.1.0-beta.0, < 2.1.5)
- containerd — containerd (>= 2.2.0-beta.0, < 2.2.0)

## References

- [CNA](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/security/advisories/GHSA-pwhc-rpq9-4c8w)
- [CNA](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/commit/7c59e8e9e970d38061a77b586b23655c352bfec5)
- [CNA](https://github.com/containerd/containerd/blob/main/docs/rootless.md)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.16%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 5.2

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-10._