How severe is CVE-2025-65105?

CVE-2025-65105 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.

Is CVE-2025-65105 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (10th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-65105?

CVE-2025-65105 affects Lfprojects Apptainer. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2025-65105?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

Does CVE-2025-65105 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2025-65105 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-200292.

When was CVE-2025-65105 published?

CVE-2025-65105 was published on 2025-12-02 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2025-65105

CVE-2025-65105 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Lfprojects Apptainer with a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.5. 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-61.

Key facts

Severity: Medium (CVSS 3.x base score 4.5)
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (10th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2025-200292
Weakness: CWE-61
Affected product: Lfprojects Apptainer
Published: 2025-12-02
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Apptainer is an open source container platform. In Apptainer versions less than 1.4.5, a container can disable two of the forms of the little used --security option, in particular the forms --security=apparmor:<profile> and --security=selinux:<label> which otherwise put restrictions on operations that containers can do. The --security option has always been mentioned in Apptainer documentation as being a feature for the root user, although these forms do also work for unprivileged users on systems where the corresponding feature is enabled. Apparmor is enabled by default on Debian-based distributions and SElinux is enabled by default on RHEL-based distributions, but on SUSE it depends on the distribution version. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.5.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-65105?: Apptainer is an open source container platform. In Apptainer versions less than 1.4.5, a container can disable two of the forms of the little used --security option, in particular the forms --security=apparmor:<profile> and --security=selinux:<label> which otherwise put restrictions on operations that containers can do. The --security option has always been mentioned in Apptainer documentation as being a feature for the root user, although these forms do also work for unprivileged users on systems where the corresponding feature is enabled. Apparmor is enabled by default on Debian-based distributions and SElinux is enabled by default on RHEL-based distributions, but on SUSE it depends on the distribution version. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.5.
How severe is CVE-2025-65105?: CVE-2025-65105 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 4.5, rated medium severity. It is exploitable over local access with high attack complexity, requires no privileges and user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is low, integrity low, and availability low.
Is CVE-2025-65105 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (10th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2025-65105?: CVE-2025-65105 affects Lfprojects Apptainer. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2025-65105?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.
Does CVE-2025-65105 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2025-65105 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2025-200292.
When was CVE-2025-65105 published?: CVE-2025-65105 was published on 2025-12-02 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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