CVE-2025-57854
mediumpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.001 · 4 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain OpenShift Update Service (OSUS) images. This issue stems from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during build time. In certain conditions, an attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, may be able to leverage their membership in the root group to modify the /etc/passwd file. This could allow the attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, leading to full root privileges within the container.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platformall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:ansible_automation_platform:-
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Multicluster Engine for Kubernetesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:multicluster_engine_for_kubernetes
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Web Terminalall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:web_terminal
- redhat openshift update serviceall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_update_service:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1033Verschiedene Red Hat Produkte: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Erlangen von AdministratorrechtenDeutsch2026-04-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in mehreren Red Hat-Produkten ausnutzen, um Administratorrechte zu erlangen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57854cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-14243Patchcnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391107cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57854enisa_euvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391107enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-57854Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2391107Issue TrackingVendor Advisorynvd
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