Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-62725Docker Compose Vulnerable to Path Traversal via OCI Artifact Layer Annotations
High 8.9
In plain English
A high-severity path traversal in compose from docker. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 15.8% (higher than 97% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | docker-compose | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-62725 |
| Go | github.com/docker/compose | no fix listed | GO-2025-4077 |
| Go | github.com/docker/compose/v2 | 2.40.2 | GHSA-gv8h-7v7w-r22q |
| Go | github.com/docker/compose/v2 | 2.40.2 | GO-2025-4077 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | docker-compose | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-62725 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | docker-compose | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-62725 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H