What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-23208?

CVE-2025-23208 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.3 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Zot are affected by CVE-2025-23208?

Organizations using zot face moderate risk from CVE-2025-23208, a improper privilege management vulnerability rated CVSS 7.3.. A patch is available.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2025-23208?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2025-23208. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-23208?

Within 30 days: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

Zot CVE-2025-23208

HIGH

Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)

2025-01-17 security-advisories@github.com

Privilege Escalation Zot Suse

7.3

CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory

Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY

7.3 HIGH

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

SUSE

HIGH

qualitative

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:04 vuln.today

Patch released

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:04 nvd

Patch available

PoC Detected

Mar 04, 2025 - 16:50 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 17, 2025 - 23:15 nvd

HIGH 7.3

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. The group data stored for users in the boltdb database (meta.db) is an append-list so group revocations/removals are ignored in the API. SetUserGroups is alled on login, but instead of replacing the group memberships, they are appended. This may be due to some conflict with the group definitions in the config file, but that wasn't obvious to me if it were the case. Any Zot configuration that relies on group-based authorization will not respect group remove/revocation by an IdP. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269), which allows attackers to escalate privileges to gain unauthorized elevated access. zot is a production-ready vendor-neutral OCI image registry. The group data stored for users in the boltdb database (meta.db) is an append-list so group revocations/removals are ignored in the API. SetUserGroups is alled on login, but instead of replacing the group memberships, they are appended. This may be due to some conflict with the group definitions in the config file, but that wasn't obvious to me if it were the case. Any Zot configuration that relies on group-based authorization will not respect group remove/revocation by an IdP. This issue has been addressed in version 2.1.2. All users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. Affected products include: Zotregistry Zot. Version information: version 2.1.2..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply principle of least privilege, validate privilege transitions, implement proper role separation.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High

Product	Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/baremetal-os-container:latest Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container:latest Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container:latest Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/rt-os-container:latest Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/toolbox:latest	Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0	Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1	Fixed

CVE-2025-23208 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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openSUSE Leap 15.6	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP5	Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP6	Fixed
openSUSE Leap 15.5	Fixed

Zot CVE-2025-23208

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