CVE-2022-27650

Name: CVE-2022-27650
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-04-04T20:15:10.94+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 1.12%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-27650 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in crun where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty default permissions. A vulnerability was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where containers were started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. EPSS estimates a 1.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A flaw was found in crun where containers were incorrectly started with non-empty default permissions. A vulnerability was found in Moby (Docker Engine) where containers were started incorrectly with non-empty inheritable Linux process capabilities. This flaw allows an attacker with access to programs with inheritable file capabilities to elevate those capabilities to the permitted set when execve(2) runs.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.12%

62.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Crun Project	Crun	< 1.4.4
Fedoraproject	Fedora	34
Redhat	Openshift Container Platform	4.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066845Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/crun/commit/1aeeed2e4fdeffb4875c0d0b439915894594c8c6Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/crun/security/advisories/GHSA-wr4f-w546-m398Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HYIGABCZ7ZHAG2XCOGITTQRJU2ASWMFA/
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066845Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/crun/commit/1aeeed2e4fdeffb4875c0d0b439915894594c8c6Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/containers/crun/security/advisories/GHSA-wr4f-w546-m398Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HYIGABCZ7ZHAG2XCOGITTQRJU2ASWMFA/

Timeline

Published: Apr 4, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-27650?

How severe is CVE-2022-27650?

CVE-2022-27650 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27650?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST