Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2025
CVE-2025-57848
Container-native-virtualization: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions
6.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Container-native Virtualization 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 9% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
RHEL-8-CNV-4.12 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
RHEL-9-CNV-4.14 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
RHEL-9-CNV-4.17 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
RHEL-9-CNV-4.18 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
RHEL-9-CNV-4.19 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
Affected product
RH
Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4
Red Hat
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