CVE-2025-62725
Docker Compose Vulnerable to Path Traversal via OCI Artifact Layer Annotations
Description
Docker Compose trusts the path information embedded in remote OCI compose artifacts. When a layer includes the annotations com.docker.compose.extends or com.docker.compose.envfile, Compose joins the attacker‑supplied value from com.docker.compose.file/com.docker.compose.envfile with its local cache directory and writes the file there. This affects any platform or workflow that resolves remote OCI compose artifacts, Docker Desktop, standalone Compose binaries on Linux, CI/CD runners, cloud dev environments is affected. An attacker can escape the cache directory and overwrite arbitrary files on the machine running docker compose, even if the user only runs read‑only commands such as docker compose config or docker compose ps. This issue is fixed in v2.40.2.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 27, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2025, 3:05 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-62725
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Docker Compose to version v2.40.2.
- Verify the installation of the updated version.
- Review and sanitize OCI artifact sources.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-62725.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/docker/compose/commit/69bcb962bfb2ea53b41aa925333d356b577d6176 | |
| https://github.com/docker/compose/security/advisories/GHSA-gv8h-7v7w-r22q |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-62725 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-62725
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-62725 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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Daily CyberSecurity
OCI Fixes Container Escape Vulnerabilities in runc (CVE-2025-31133, CVE-2025-52565, CVE-2025-52881)
The Open Container Initiative (OCI) has released security updates to address three high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its container runtime runc, including flaws that could lead to container esca ... Read more
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Daily CyberSecurity
CVE-2025-64095: Critical CVSS 10.0 Flaw in DNN Platform Allows Unauthenticated Website Overwrite
The DNN Platform, a leading open-source Content Management System (CMS) in the Microsoft ecosystem, is urging its global user base of over 750,000 websites to update immediately following the disclosu ... Read more
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The Register
Docker Compose vulnerability opens door to host-level writes – patch pronto
Docker Compose users are being strongly urged to upgrade their versions of the orchestration tool after a researcher uncovered a flaw that could allow attackers to stage path traversal attacks. NIST h ... Read more
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CybersecurityNews
Docker Compose Vulnerability Allow Attacks To Overwrite Arbitrary Files
Docker Compose, a cornerstone tool for developers managing containerized application harbors a high-severity vulnerability that lets attackers overwrite files anywhere on a host system. Discovered in ... Read more
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Daily CyberSecurity
Docker Compose Path Traversal (CVE-2025-62725) Allows Arbitrary File Overwrite via OCI Artifacts
The Docker Compose project has disclosed a high-severity path traversal vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-62725 (CVSS v4 8.9), which affects users across Docker Desktop, standalone Compose binaries, C ... Read more
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Daily CyberSecurity
Critical Magento Flaw (CVE-2025-54236) Actively Exploited for Session Hijacking and Unauthenticated RCE
The Akamai Security Intelligence Group has issued an urgent warning after observing active exploitation in the wild of a newly disclosed Magento vulnerability known as SessionReaper (CVE-2025-54236). ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-62725 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Oct. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Docker Compose trusts the path information embedded in remote OCI compose artifacts. When a layer includes the annotations com.docker.compose.extends or com.docker.compose.envfile, Compose joins the attacker‑supplied value from com.docker.compose.file/com.docker.compose.envfile with its local cache directory and writes the file there. This affects any platform or workflow that resolves remote OCI compose artifacts, Docker Desktop, standalone Compose binaries on Linux, CI/CD runners, cloud dev environments is affected. An attacker can escape the cache directory and overwrite arbitrary files on the machine running docker compose, even if the user only runs read‑only commands such as docker compose config or docker compose ps. This issue is fixed in v2.40.2. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-22 Added Reference https://github.com/docker/compose/commit/69bcb962bfb2ea53b41aa925333d356b577d6176 Added Reference https://github.com/docker/compose/security/advisories/GHSA-gv8h-7v7w-r22q