CVE-2025-65965
Grype has a credential disclosure vulnerability in Grype JSON output
Description
Grype is a vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems. A credential disclosure vulnerability was found in Grype, affecting versions 0.68.0 through 0.104.0. If registry credentials are defined and the output of grype is written using the --file or --output json=<file> option, the registry credentials will be included unsanitized in the output file. This issue has been patched in version 0.104.1. Users running affected versions of grype can work around this vulnerability by redirecting stdout to a file instead of using the --file or --output options.
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Published Date :
Nov. 25, 2025, 8:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 25, 2025, 10:16 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Grype to version 0.104.1 or later.
- Use stdout redirection instead of --file option.
- Review existing output files for leaked credentials.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-65965 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 25, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Grype is a vulnerability scanner for container images and filesystems. A credential disclosure vulnerability was found in Grype, affecting versions 0.68.0 through 0.104.0. If registry credentials are defined and the output of grype is written using the --file or --output json=<file> option, the registry credentials will be included unsanitized in the output file. This issue has been patched in version 0.104.1. Users running affected versions of grype can work around this vulnerability by redirecting stdout to a file instead of using the --file or --output options. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CWE CWE-212 Added Reference https://github.com/anchore/grype/commit/39f7fa17af2739cafe9b27176d4a68f7c05f21c1 Added Reference https://github.com/anchore/grype/pull/3068 Added Reference https://github.com/anchore/grype/security/advisories/GHSA-6gxw-85q2-q646