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CVE-2021-32635

6.3 mediumEPSS 1.4%

Medium (6.3) in sylabs singularity. EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/sylabs/singularity 3.7.4.

Singularity is an open source container platform. In verions 3.7.2 and 3.7.3, Dde to incorrect use of a default URL, `singularity` action commands (`run`/`shell`/`exec`) specifying a container using a `library://` URI will always attempt to retrieve the container from the default remote endpoint (`cloud.sylabs.io`) rather than the configured remote endpoint. An attacker may be able to push a malicious container to the default remote endpoint with a URI that is identical to the URI used by a victim with a non-default remote endpoint, thus executing the malicious container. Only action commands (`run`/`shell`/`exec`) against `library://` URIs are affected. Other commands such as `pull` / `push` respect the configured remote endpoint. The vulnerability is patched in Singularity version 3.7.4. Two possible workarounds exist: Users can only interact with the default remote endpoint, or an installation can have an execution control list configured to restrict execution to containers signed with specific secure keys.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.3 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS
1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 72% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWEs
CWE-20, CWE-923
Published
Modified
Record from
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Affected

Packages (OSV)

AdvisoryEcosystemPackageAffectedFixed in
GHSA-5mv9-q7fq-9394Gogithub.com/sylabs/singularity>=3.7.2 <3.7.43.7.4

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