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CVE-2025-71424GHSA-phhq-63jg-fp7rGO-2025-3807

Edgeless Systems Contrast before 1.9.1 Insecure Volume Mount

edgelesssys contrastGoLibraries & packages
CVSS
5.1Medium
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.16%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in1.9.1Fixed versionCVE List
Published27 Sep 2026Updated 8 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

  • 1.9.1contrastCVE List
  • 1.9.1github.com/edgelesssys/contrast, GoOSVgo get github.com/edgelesssys/contrast@v1.9.1

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Description

Contrast, Edgeless Systems' runtime for confidential containers on Kubernetes, is affected in versions up to and including 1.9.0. The VOLUME directive in a Dockerfile (config.volumes in the OCI image configuration) is only a hint and is not handled specially by Kubernetes, but containerd adds a mount point for it when Kubernetes sets none, requiring the runtime to be able to push arbitrary data to the Kata agent. As a result, on bare-metal Contrast deployments (AKS deployments are not affected) that run an image declaring at least one VOLUME for which no Kubernetes mount exists at that path, the untrusted host can write arbitrary file trees below that mount point inside the confidential container, compromising the integrity of a directory that is typically important to the application's core functionality. Version 1.9.1 fixes the issue by disallowing this configuration in contrast generate.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 3

  • contrastaffected: all versions before 1.9.1CVE List
  • contrastunaffected: 1.9.1CVE List
  • github.com/edgelesssys/contrast, Gofrom first release, fixed in 1.9.1OSV

References 2