CVE-2025-57850 (GCVE-0-2025-57850)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-12-02 18:53
Modified
2026-03-12 20:01
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CWE
- CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions
Summary
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain CodeReady Workspaces 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, can 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.
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Impacted products
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| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces |
cpe:/a:redhat:openshift_devspaces:3 |
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