Codeready-ws: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions_CVE-2025-57850

5.2 / 10

MEDIUM

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

Description

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.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-57850

Source redhat

Published Dec 2, 2025 at 18:53

Modified Dec 2, 2025 at 20:24

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat

Product Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

CWE Classification

CWE-276

References

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