How severe is CVE-2025-23208?

CVE-2025-23208 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.3, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.

Is CVE-2025-23208 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (31st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-23208?

CVE-2025-23208 affects Zotregistry Zot. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-23208?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2025-23208 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-23208 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-0111.

When was CVE-2025-23208 published?

CVE-2025-23208 was published on 2025-01-17 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-23208

CVE-2025-23208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zotregistry Zot with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.3. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-269.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.3)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (31st percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-0111
Weakness: CWE-269
Affected product: Zotregistry Zot
Published: 2025-01-17
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. The group data stored for users in the boltdb database (meta.db) is an append-list so group revocations/removals are ignored in the API. SetUserGroups is alled on login, but instead of replacing the group memberships, they are appended. This may be due to some conflict with the group definitions in the config file, but that wasn't obvious to me if it were the case. Any Zot configuration that relies on group-based authorization will not respect group remove/revocation by an IdP. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-23208?: zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. The group data stored for users in the boltdb database (meta.db) is an append-list so group revocations/removals are ignored in the API. SetUserGroups is alled on login, but instead of replacing the group memberships, they are appended. This may be due to some conflict with the group definitions in the config file, but that wasn't obvious to me if it were the case. Any Zot configuration that relies on group-based authorization will not respect group remove/revocation by an IdP. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
How severe is CVE-2025-23208?: CVE-2025-23208 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.3, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.
Is CVE-2025-23208 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (31st percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-23208?: CVE-2025-23208 affects Zotregistry Zot. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23208?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2025-23208 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-23208 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-0111.
When was CVE-2025-23208 published?: CVE-2025-23208 was published on 2025-01-17 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

cpe:2.3:a:zotregistry:zot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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