CVE-2025-57850

Codeready-ws: privilege escalation via excessive /etc/passwd permissions

State
Published
Severity
6.4 Medium
Published
Dec 2, 2025
Updated
Mar 12, 2026
Reserved
Aug 21, 2025

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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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesRed Hat
    Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesRed Hat
      Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesRed Hat
        Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesRed Hat
          Red Hat OpenShift Dev SpacesRed Hat

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