Azure Container AppsApplication · Microsoft

CVE-2025-65037

CRITICAL · 10.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-12-18
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper control of generation of code ('code injection') in Azure Container Apps allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A code injection vulnerability in Azure Container Apps allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject and execute arbitrary code remotely over the network. The vulnerability stems from improper control of code generation within the Azure Container Apps service, potentially enabling full compromise of containerized workloads.

MitigationMonitor Microsoft Azure security advisories for the applicable patch and apply updates when available. Review and restrict container app configurations, implement network segmentation, and follow least-privilege principles for Azure Container Apps deployments until the vendor patch is released.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Azure Container AppsApplication
Affected:all versions

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify Azure Container Apps usage
    Run 'az containerapp list --resource-group <your-rg>' or check Azure Portal for any deployed Container Apps in your subscriptions
    Affected if Any Azure Container App resource exists in your environment
  2. Check for public network exposure
    Review Container App ingress configuration using 'az containerapp show --name <app> --resource-group <rg> --query properties.configuration.ingress' and verify if external IP/URL is exposed to the internet
    Affected if Ingress is set to 'External' and the Container App is reachable from the internet without authentication
  3. Review audit and activity logs for anomalous commands
    In Azure Portal, navigate to Container App > Monitoring > Log Analytics and query SecurityEvent or AuditLogs for unexpected process execution, especially from Azure service IPs
    Affected if Logs show suspicious process creation or code execution that did not originate from your application code
  4. Check for unexpected environment variables or secrets
    Run 'az containerapp show --name <app> --resource-group <rg> --query properties.configuration.secrets' and verify all secrets were created by your deployment pipeline
    Affected if Unknown secrets or environment variables exist that your team did not create
  5. Monitor for unexpected outbound network connections
    Use Azure Network Watcher or NSG flow logs to identify outbound connections from Container Apps to unknown external IPs, especially on uncommon ports
    Affected if Container Apps are establishing outbound connections to IPs or services you do not recognize

Your environment is affected if you have any Azure Container Apps deployed, particularly those with external/public ingress enabled, as the vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote code execution in the service itself.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Monitor Microsoft Azure security advisories for the applicable patch and apply updates when available. Review and restrict container app configurations, implement network segmentation, and follow least-privilege principles for Azure Container Apps deployments until the vendor patch is released.

Fix this in Azure Container Apps Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
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