{"cve":"CVE-2023-28642","nvd":{"published":"2023-03-29T19:15:22.397","modified":"2026-06-17T05:48:27.157","status":"Modified","description":"runc is a CLI tool for spawning and running containers according to the OCI specification. It was found that AppArmor can be bypassed when `/proc` inside the container is symlinked with a specific mount configuration. This issue has been fixed in runc version 1.1.5, by prohibiting symlinked `/proc`. See PR #3785 for details. users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using an untrusted container image.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-59","CWE-281"],"references":["https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3785","https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-g2j6-57v7-gm8c","https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/pull/3785","https://github.com/opencontainers/runc/security/advisories/GHSA-g2j6-57v7-gm8c","https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0005/"],"products":["linuxfoundation:runc"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:37:48.383111019+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-28642","score":0.00343,"percentile":0.27854,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-g2j6-57v7-gm8c","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-g2j6-57v7-gm8c","summary":"runc AppArmor bypass with symlinked /proc","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:08.149376848Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/opencontainers/runc","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/runc","ranges":["<1.1.5"],"fixed":["1.1.5"]}]},{"id":"GO-2023-1683","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GO-2023-1683","summary":"AppArmor bypass with symlinked /proc in github.com/opencontainers/runc","modified":"2026-02-04T04:01:58.343687Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Go","name":"github.com/opencontainers/runc","purl":"pkg:golang/github.com/opencontainers/runc","ranges":["<1.1.5"],"fixed":["1.1.5"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}